Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn used the first two rounds of the 2017 NFL Draft to address defense, as he should have. In the first round, he grabbed Jarrad Davis, a linebacker out of Florida and he followed that pick up by selecting another Florida product, cornerback Teez Tabor, in round two.
Of those two draft picks, ESPN writer Michael Rothstein believes that only one will be in the starting lineup when the Lions open the 2017 regular season. Here is what Rothstein projects the starting lineup to look like, and I happen to agree with each and every projection.
Please click here to read Rothstein’s full piece on his projections.
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OFFENSE
QB: Matthew Stafford
RB: Ameer Abdullah
WR: Marvin Jones
LT: Taylor Decker
LG: Graham Glasgow
C: Travis Swanson
RG: T.J. Lang
RT: Rick Wagner
TE: Eric Ebron
WR: Golden Tate
WR: Kenny Golladay
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DEFENSE
DE: Ezekiel Ansah
DT: Haloti Ngata
DT: A’Shawn Robinson
DE: Kerry Hyder
LB: Antwione Williams
MLB: Jarrad Davis
LB: Tahir Whitehead
CB: Darius Slay
FS: Glover Quin
SS: Tavon Wilson
CB: Nevin Lawson
SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Matt Prater
P: Sam Martin
KR: Dwayne Washington
PR: Jamal Agnew
