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Podcast: Draft Expectations, Players Lions Can Expect to Step Up
Latest All Lions podcast examines players on current roster expected to step up in 2024.
Heading into the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions are in an advantageous position for a variety of reasons.
Over the course of the last three years, the front office has overhauled a roster that did not have a track record of playoff success.
General manager Brad Holmes took advantage of having multiple first round draft picks and selected high-end talent on both sides of the football. Building in the trenches and targeting top offensive weapons was a major factor in the team making a deep playoff run in 2023.
What has also contributed to Detroit's recent success has been under-the-radar picks selected in later rounds becoming regular contributors.
In fact, several players currently on the active roster will make it quite difficult for drafted players to see playing time early in their careers.
Outside linebacker James Houston is expected to have a rebound season in 2024 coming back from a fractured ankle.
The expectation is the talented pass-rusher will develop further to become a player that is able to stay on the field and becomes an every-down contributor.
Wideouts Antoine Green, Donovan Peoples-Jones and Tre'Quan Smith will be given every opportunity to compete with Kalif Raymond for reps and targets at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots on the receivers depth chart.
The latest All Lions podcast explores players on Detroit's active roster that are expected to step up in 2024 and how the strong efforts of the front office will allow Holmes and the coaching staff to continue to select players with high upside.
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