Allen Park — Individual development and a path to playing time are anything but linear for most NFL players. Jalen Reeves-Maybin is no exception to that rule. From coveted draft pick, to poor scheme fit, to an ongoing audition to be a piece of the foundation in the team's current rebuild, the Detroit Lions linebacker has always shown enough to stick around, despite multiple front offices and coaching staffs.
Now, five seasons into his career, he's finally getting a real opportunity to live up to the potential the franchise saw when they drafted him out the University of Tennessee in 2017.