2024 Detroit Lions free agents: Targets, NFL draft needs and more as free agency nears

One of the best Detroit Lions teams of the Super Bowl era finished their 2023 season just short of a Super Bowl berth. Now, they’ll have to focus on re-tooling their roster for 2024 as the offseason begins.

Twenty different Lions players are hitting unrestricted free agency, but Detroit is retaining much of its young core on both sides of the ball going into 2024: receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson and others. Still, they will have to face some decisions on their defensive line and in their defensive secondary as some key players become free agents.

The Lions are eighth in the NFL in cap space going into free agency, according to Over the Cap, which gives them some flexibility to spend on free agent players. In addition, they’ll bring in some more young playmakers in the 2024 draft.