Today, we conclude our rankings of the 2022 Detroit Lions 90-man roster (89 when we started). Looking at last year’s list of the top-10 players, only five of those made this year’s top-10. Two of the players are no longer on the team, while three dropped out of the top 10 for various reasons.
Now here comes the good news. Of the Lions’ 2022 top-10 players, seven are still on their rookie contracts or something equivalent to a rookie contract*. The Lions’ core is young and talented, and many of these players have already proven a lot at the NFL level, despite their relative youth.