One preseason game is in the books, and in many ways, that opener offers the best hints into which players might be left standing as part of the Giants’ 53-man roster after the Aug. 29 cutdown.

The 21-16 loss to the Lions in Detroit was an opportunity for many youngsters to show their stuff and provide the coaching staff and front office with valuable roster makeup information to input into the decision-making process.

The Giants will use more starters in their second preseason game, Friday night against the Panthers, and figure to largely go conservative in the third and final preseason game on Aug. 26 against the Jets, opting to minimize risk of injury to anyone who has a lock on a roster spot.

With that, here is a 53-man roster projection, with the caveat that things can change in the next two weeks, based on injury and player performance: