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Next Man Up: Which C.J. Anderson will the Lions get in 2019?

In 2018, Kerryon Johnson grabbed all the headlines after the Lions traded up in the second round to pick him. He took over the role of RB1 with ease and began to look the part more and more as he got more carries. The Lions’ running game took a significant step back, however, when Johnson suffered a season-ending injury with a few games to go. They Lions simply didn’t have anyone with the combination of speed and power that Johnson had, and it showed. If Johnson were to be sidelined again in 2019, whose turn is it to step up?