Lions add needed cornerback depth with signing ahead of camp
The Detroit Lions are pretty well figured out at cornerback at the moment. D.J. Reed, Terrion Arnold, and Amik Robertson are going to be solid starters for this team, and Ennis Rakestraw and Rock Ya-Sin provide good rotational guys. Where the Lions have had some problems is depth beyond that. They had just Stantley Thomas-Oliver […]
The Detroit Lions are pretty well figured out at cornerback at the moment. D.J. Reed, Terrion Arnold, and Amik Robertson are going to be solid starters for this team, and Ennis Rakestraw and Rock Ya-Sin provide good rotational guys.
Where the Lions have had some problems is depth beyond that. They had just Stantley Thomas-Oliver going into camp, and now we know he's going to be starting the summer on the NFI list. With that in mind, the Lions went out and signed another cornerback in rookie Tyson Russell out of Vanderbilt. He comes in after a successful tryout this week.
Russell spent four seasons with Vanderbilt and showed himself to be a good run defender and was a good tackler early on in his time with Vandy. However, he struggled with missed tackles later in his run there. In 2024, he missed seven tackles. Russell also posted a 4.47 40-yard dash time at his pro day.
Russell's senior year was not so good. He was injured and missed some games, and even when he was healthy, he was splitting reps with multiple other corners.
The Lions’ offseason decisions are kind of looking pretty bad right about now
Let's get a little reactive here, shall we? What's the one thing Detroit Lions fans wanted more than anything this offseason? It was an edge rusher. Someone who could help Aidan Hutchinson get pressure on the quarterback. Yes, some people wanted an All-Pro guy like Myles Garrett or Trey Hendrickson and that was just never […]
