One of Detroit’s biggest needs in the draft was finding impact players to plug and play this season. So far, the Lions haven’t received much of a return on their investment through the first quarter of their season.
Guard Jonah Jackson has undoubtedly been the top performer of Detroit’s 2020 rookie class. Not only was he charged with starting from the jump, Jackson has had to shuffle his way from right to left guard with the injury of fellow guard Joe Dahl and the return of Halapoulivaati Vaitai to the lineup as Detroit chooses to deploy their best five linemen—regardless of position—each week.