The good: Defensive end Kerry Hyder became one of the feel-good stories for the Detroit Lions during the 2016 season.
Hyder, who spent most of the 2015 season on the practice squad, made the 53-man roster out of training camp and ended up leading the Lions in sacks this season with 8.0. That's 3.5 more than the next man on the list, defensive end Devin Taylor (4.5).
Rookie A’Shawn Robinson looks to be the real deal inside at defensive tackle. After adjusting from a two-gap scheme in college to more of an attacking defense in Detroit, Robinson, a second-round pick, earned a starting spot alongside Haloti Ngata midseason, and finished first among all NFL defensive tackles with seven pass breakups.