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Top five rookies the Detroit Lions will face in 2019 (for fantasy purposes)

Detroit Lions superfan Danny Ervin speaks with Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez. Kathleen Galligan, Detroit Free Press

With the NFL in hibernation mode for the summer, we’re looking ahead to the 2019 season with five lists of five. These are players, trends and predictions sure to go wrong about the Lions and the NFL in general this fall. Part 3 is to help the fantasy GMs out there get an early start on their draft preparation.

Top five rookies (for fantasy purposes) the Lions will face in 2019:

Raiders running back Josh Jacobs

The only running back taken in the first round of April’s draft, Jacobs is expected to play a significant role for the Raiders this fall.