The Detroit Lions offensive line was one of its relative strengths for the 2021 season. While most of that is due to the play of its talented starting lineup, Detroit also had to rely heavily on their depth due to injury. Taylor Decker missed eight games. Frank Ragnow sat the final 13 games of the season. Jonah Jackson and Penei Sewell each missed one game, Halapoulivaati Vaitai missed two.
As a result, a couple players deeper on the Lions’ depth chart made a name for themselves. Backup center Evan Brown may have earned himself a payday with solid play behind Ragnow.