ALLEN PARK -- Tahir Whitehead wasn't good last year. According to the advanced metrics, he was kind of bad, especially against the pass.
A year later, he's killing it.
The Detroit Lions linebacker has a team-high 25 tackles through four games. He's one of just three players across the league who has scooped up two fumbles, plus he's intercepted a pass. And now those same advanced metrics that hated his game last year, are falling in love with him this year.
ProFootballFocus ranks Whitehead sixth among all linebackers, trailing just Bobby Wagner, Luke Kuechly, Lavonte David, Myles Jack and Ryan Shazier.