Now that the Detroit Lions have their NFL Draft class wrapped up, we can look ahead to the roles these rookies could potentially play in 2024.
Last year, my expectations for the Lions rookies were a mixed bag. Jahmyr Gibbs had a rookie season to rival that of Alvin Kamara, earning himself a Pro Bowl nod. This was on the higher end of my projection, as Kamara was a high bar that Gibbs still managed to reach. I had projected the other Lions’ first-rounder, Jack Campbell, to play around 600 snaps on defense, and while he exceeded that goal with 745 snaps, the projection of him developing alongside Alex Anzalone and Derrick Barnes was an accurate one.