For 2018, general manager Bob Quinn has given the Detroit Lions a new look at the running back position. Running backs LeGarrette Blount (via free agency) and Kerryon Johnson (via the draft) are sure to be at the top of this year’s depth chart.
The running game was atrocious last year. The Detroit Lions ranked dead last with 1,221 yards as a team. A decent number for one back, but pretty sad as a group. That averages out to just 76.3 yards per game on the ground.
The Detroit Lions only broke 100 yards rushing as a team twice last season:
- 2017, Week 2 – at New York Giants – 138 yards
- 2017, Week 10 – Cleveland Browns – 104 yards
Again, that was as a team.