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Lions 2018 season: By the Numbers

The #Lions had great contributions from their rookies in 2018, safety Tracy Walker (@TracyWalkerIII) and DI Da?Shawn Hand (@TheHand54) earned the two highest grades in a season by a rookie defender for the team

Walker- 89.8 overall (3rd)
Hand- 87.4 overall (16th)#OnePride

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Do Lions receivers have a problem with drops?
One stat suggests Lions WRs struggled catching the ball in 2018. Should that concern fans for 2019?

Over the past few years, it seemed like the Detroit Lions had fully rebounded from the sudden retirement of Calvin Johnson. Marvin Jones and Golden Tate led a one-two punch on offense that saw the Lions? aerial attack earn some well-deserved recognition.

The drafting of Kenny Golladay took the wide receiver room to the next step, and it seemed like the Lions were pretty much set at starter. Obviously, things took a turn when Tate was traded away midseason in 2018, but were things always that rosy? And how does the wide receiver corps look for 2019?

Well, according to FantasyData.com and CBS Sports contributor, Lions receivers?past and present?had a serious catching problem last season. Take look:
Now let's look at the worst drop rate for WRs in 2018 (50+ targets):

Devin Funchess 13.9%
Laquon Treadwell 13.2%
John Ross 12.1%
Keelan Cole 10%
Randall Cobb 9.8%
Demaryius Thomas 9%
Kelvin Benjamin 9%
Corey Davis 8.9%
Golden Tate 8.8%
Antonio Calloway 8.6%
Josh Gordon 8.5%

Okay, that?s just Golden Tate and he went through a quarterback change last year. No problem. Why did you even bring this up, Jeremy?
Well, inner-self, it?s not just him, unfortunately.

WRs with the worst hands last season (50+ targets) per True Catch Rate:
Kelvin Benjamin
John Ross
Jermaine Kearse
Courtland Sutton
John Brown
Michael Gallup
Zay Jones
David Moore
Donte Moncrief
Marvin Jones

Note: I don?t have a direct definition of True Catch Rate is, but I know it does not include uncatchable passes)

This list includes two Lions players currently on the roster: Marvin Jones Jr. and Jermaine Kearse.

Jones? inclusion on the list is particularly interesting because back in his college days, he developed a reputation of having problems with drops. Almost immediately, Jones put that notion to bed in the NFL with one of the best (lowest) drop rates in the league.

Obviously, last year was a bit of a step back for Jones, but taking into account his full resume, I?m not sure there?s too much to worry about. As for Kearse, we?ll see how he does with a new quarterback.

While we?re on the topic of Marvin Jones, Pro Football Focus? Daniel Rymer wonders if his deep-ball catch rate can improve back to 2017 levels this season.

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The #Lions pass defense improved greatly (in comparison to league average) in the past two seasons

2017:
4,288 passing yards allowed (29th)
2,139 receiving yards after catch allowed (30th)

2018:
3,942 passing yards allowed (T-6th)
1,577 receiving yards after catch allowed (1st)

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