ALLEN PARK -- There were few surprises when the Detroit Lions announced the remainder of their final cuts Saturday night.

-- Wide receiver Derrick Williams, who the Lions took in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft, was released, as were receivers Dominique Barnes, Nate Hughes and Tim Toone.

In two seasons, Williams caught nine passes for 82 yards. Detroit drafted him as a punt returner, but the 5-foot-11, 197-pounder struggled to hold onto the ball.

-- Running back Aaron Brown, another product of the 2009 draft, earned a spot on the Lions' roster with his performance this preseason. Brown displayed good speed in making plays by catching the ball out of the backfield.

The team also released running back Ian Johnson and fullback Matt Clapp.

-- Fourth-year quarterback Drew Stanton held onto the third-string position, beating out Zac Robinson.

-- Detroit pared down its offensive line by cutting Kirk Chambers, Dan Gerberry, Rudy Niswanger and Donald Thomas, along with tight ends Joe Jon Finley and Gijon Robinson.

-- As previously reported, the team is

over veteran Nick Harris.

-- Defensively, no one could crack the roster along the line, thank to Detroit's strong depth up front. Tackles Robert Callaway and Quinn Pitcock were cut despite solid performances in the preseason, while the Lions also parted ways with ends Keyunta Dawson and Narada Williams.

-- At linebackers, Caleb Campbell missed the cut; Cobrani Mixon was waived-injured.

-- The secondary saw a lot of competition, but in the end, the Lions decided to cut safeties Aaron Francisco and Ricardo Silva, and cornerbacks Anthony Madison, Prince Miller, Paul Pratt and Nathan Vasher.

In other roster moves, the Lions activated Alphonso Smith from the Active/Non-Football injury list, after the cornerback missed all of training camp with a broken foot, and placed rookie tackle Johnny Culbreath -- the team's seventh-round draft pick -- on the injured reserve list.

Here is the Lions' full 53-man roster (*expected starter):

QUARTERBACK (3)

*Matthew Stafford

Shaun Hill

Drew Stanton

RUNNING BACK (4)

*Jahvid Best

Maurice Morris

Aaron Brown

Jerome Harrison

WIDE RECEIVER (5)

*Calvin Johnson

*Nate Burleson

Titus Young

Rashied Davis

Maurice Stovall

TIGHT END (3)

*Brandon Pettigrew

*Tony Scheffler

Will Heller

OFFENSIVE LINE (8)

Center:

*Dominic Raiola

Dylan Gandy

Guard:

*Stephen Peterman

*Rob Sims

Tackle:

*Jeff Backus

*Gosder Cherilus

Corey Hilliard

Jason Fox

Johnny Culbreath (IR)

DEFENSIVE LINE (9)

Tackle:

*Ndamukong Suh

*Corey Williams

Sammie Hill

Nick Fairley

Andre Fluellen

End:

*Kyle Vanden Bosch

*Cliff Avril

Lawrence Jackson

Willie Young

LINEBACKER (7)

*DeAndre Levy

*Stephen Tulloch

*Justin Durant

Ashlee Palmer

Bobby Carpenter

Isaiah Ekejiube

Doug Hogue

CORNERBACK (5)

*Chris Houston

*Eric Wright

Aaron Berry

Brandon McDonald

Alphonso Smith



SAFETY (4)

*Louis Delmas

*Amari Spievey

Erik Coleman

John Wendling

SPECIAL TEAMS (4)

Kicker: Jason Hanson

Punter: Ryan Donahue

Returner: Stefan Logan

Longsnapper: Don Muhlbach