ALLEN PARK -- People began ripping Eric Ebron from the moment Detroit took him with the 10th pick in the 2014 draft. And four years later, many haven't stopped.
Ebron didn't help himself with an immature and unproductive rookie season. He dropped too many passes. He couldn't block. Throw in the instant success of the guys taken after him -- All-Pros like Odell Beckham and Aaron Donald -- and it's not hard to figure out why he was so derided.
But then he doubled his production in Year 2. Then he doubled it again in Year 3.