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Assessing Detroit Lions' 11-member rookie class: The good, the bad, the future

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Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez share their thoughts after the Detroit Lions' 24-20 loss to the Chicago Bears on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press

When Isaac Nauta made his NFL debut last week, the Detroit Lions' rookie tight end did so in a role he had essentially never played before in his life — fullback.

“Obviously, at Georgia we did some H-back stuff where we were off the line, kind of in the backfield, which is similar,” Nauta said.