As we break into the top 40 in our countdown of the Detroit Lions’ 2020 roster, we’re starting to see some players that will actually have a significant impact on the team’s success this season. While most of the players on today’s list will only have subpackage or special teams roles, some will actually be contending for starting jobs.
If the injury bug—or pandemic—hits this roster in an especially cruel way, these are the players you can expect to fill in. So while these guys may not get the kind of attention of the top 30 players on the roster, sometimes they can be just as important when a position group inevitably gets hit hard by injury luck.