With the 2023 NFL Draft in the books, it’s easy to get excited about the roster being built by the Detroit Lions. The Lions already have a promising young core, yet they were still able to add multiple starting-caliber players in the draft. Having multiple early-round picks certainly helps, but that shouldn’t discount the job done by general manager Brad Holmes and his staff.
Athleticism is an important part of football, from high-end speed to size and strength in the trenches. Using Kent Lee Platte’s Relative Athletic Scores (RAS), we can evaluate the newly drafted Lions and see how their fare against their positional peers.