Detroit Lions Week 1 Stock Report

It's fitting that the first day of school for half of your Facebook feed doubles as the day we shed the preseason label and start discussing real live football.

But first, take a moment and collect yourself. You've followed every single thing the Detroit Lions did and didn't do over the past eight months. You've earned this.

Much like the following five players earned their spot in our Week 1 stock report.

One note before you click through: There won't be any discussion of the unofficial depth chart regarding Laken Tomlinson. The important thing to note is that it was "compiled by media relations." You don't really think that head coach Jim Caldwell would leak trade secrets, do you?