Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Detroit Lions needs in the 2023 NFL draft. This is the third in an eight-part series:
Jared Goff changed the narrative about the Lions’ quarterback position, and his future as its caretaker, with a strong season in 2022. After struggling through his first season-and-a-half in Detroit, Goff finished last fall with 4,438 yards passing, 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He was a big reason the Lions fielded one of the NFL’s most dynamic offenses, and he played well enough down the stretch to earn a Pro Bowl nod as an alternate.