But, at this point, I'm going to say yes. While I don't see the Michigan product being a 10.5-sack-a-season guy, he doesn't have to be in order to have a better career than Long. I think Hutchinson is more likely to be a 7.5-9.5-sack-per-season player, which is still better than the 6.4 sacks a season that Long averaged over his 11-year career.
Between draft picks, adding free agents and scheme changes, these five Lions from 2021 face uphill battles to stick in Detroit in 2022
Mark down Chris Long as another member of the media that loves Aidan Hutchinson, the Detroit Lions' No. overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Before joining the media and becoming the host of "The Green Light" podcast, Long was a prolific pass rusher himself, like Hutchinson.
No | Player | Pos |
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10 | QB | |
12 | QB | |
16 | QB |
No | Player | Pos |
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RB | ||
45 | RB | |
35 | RB | |
28 | RB | |
46 | RB | |
32 | RB | |
30 | RB |
No | Player | Pos |
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17 | WR | |
87 | WR | |
4 | WR | |
WR | ||
85 | WR | |
WR | ||
11 | WR | |
8 | WR | |
14 | WR | |
WR | ||
18 | WR |
No | Player | Pos |
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TE | ||
TE | ||
86 | TE | |
88 | TE | |
82 | TE | |
89 | TE | |
84 | TE |
No | Player | Pos |
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63 | C | |
47 | C | |
68 | T | |
T | ||
73 | G | |
G | ||
78 | G | |
74 | C | |
67 | T | |
G | ||
77 | C | |
58 | T | |
70 | T | |
71 | G | |
72 | T |
No | Player | Pos |
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94 | DE | |
91 | DE | |
96 | DT | |
76 | DE | |
97 | DE | |
54 | NT | |
75 | DE | |
93 | DE | |
98 | NT | |
DE |
No | Player | Pos |
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34 | LB | |
55 | LB | |
49 | LB | |
2 | LB | |
40 | LB | |
50 | LB | |
53 | LB | |
59 | LB | |
99 | LB | |
95 | LB | |
57 | LB | |
44 | LB | |
51 | LB |
No | Player | Pos |
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15 | S | |
5 | S | |
40 | CB | |
25 | S | |
CB | ||
39 | CB | |
31 | S | |
36 | CB | |
26 | CB | |
38 | S | |
23 | CB | |
24 | CB | |
41 | CB | |
21 | S |
No | Player | Pos |
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3 | P | |
6 | K | |
5 | K | |
4 | K |