POSITIONAL ANALYSIS: DEFENSIVE END
Players in the mix: Ezekiel Ansah, Devin Taylor, Wallace Gilberry, Brandon Copeland, Deonte Gibson, James DeLoach and Anthony Zettel.
Heading into the off season the Lions were very thin at defensive end with only Ansah and Taylor returning from last season. Veterans Jason Jones, C.J Wilson and Darryl Tapp all found themselves leaving Detroit at the end of the season while Brandon Copeland is a strange fit. Usually mentioned as a linebacker the Lions official site has him listed as a defensive end but he hasn’t made any significant contributions at either position as of yet.