Rookie draftee jersey numbers

Initial rookie jersey numbers:
Jeff Okudah - #1
D’Andre Swift - #6
Julian Okwara - #45
Jonah Jackson - #73
Logan Stenberg - #61
Jason Huntley - #41
Quintez Cephus - #87
John Penisini - #91
Jashon Cornell - #96

Justin Rogers notes that Okudah and Swift are temporary (not in compliance with position). Multiple numbers are likely to change come regular season, once roster has been thinned.

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Seems odd they would do this, who’s going to buy an Okudah or Swift jersey until the 53 are announced?

I wonder if those guys have their hearts set on numbers that are unavailable now? Can’t think of another reason.

I like that Cephus went with a number in the 80s, very few WRs do that nowadays. Usually the ones who do were late-round picks or UDFAs (Antonio Brown, Keelan Cole, Jamison Crowder, Wille Snead, Rashard Higgins, etc…), so maybe that explains it.

He was #87 at Wisconsin

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Maybe they’re waiting to sign their contracts and buy numbers from other players lol I’m not sure who they’re thinking may not make it…21 and 27 (Walker and Coleman) are locks to make the roster… Ty Johnson is 31, maybe Okudah is waiting for that one?

Yeah, it’s the only thing that makes sense. I would imagine the Lions would want it straightened out ASAP so they can sell some merch.

Huntley gets McKissic’s old 41. Crappy number. But may signal what role they see him in.

I never liked 40s numbers for running backs… FB is fine, but keep my RBs in the 20s and 30s plz

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Disappointed Penisini isn’t rocking 69. I guess that’s Wynn’s number.

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Okudah is currently the 34th most sold NFL Jersey so far this year.

I like Okwara at 45!

Something else to remember is that there were a LOT of players signed pre-draft, so a lot of numbers were already taken. There should be a fair amount of shifting going on when we finally trim the roster down.