As Lions General Manager Bob Quinn heads into his third year, so does his first class of rookies drafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. It was a draft class heavy on linemen, sparse on skill positions, but solid in terms of the number of contributors he put on the field in Detroit.
By no means has that draft class been without some growing pains—for some more serious than others. In a time where draft classes are graded by the time the pick leaves the stage, it’s obviously a much different timeline for the true talent evaluators.