The Detroit Lions have emerged as one of the NFL’s top teams this season, boasting a 13-2 record under head coach Dan Campbell. They are tied with the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC North lead and the No. 1 seed in the conference but hold the tiebreaker due to their Week 7 victory over the Vikings. In Week 17, the Lions will face the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on Monday Night Football.
Defensively, the Lions have excelled this year, with Aaron Glenn’s unit allowing just 19.9 points per game—tied for sixth-best in the league alongside the Green Bay Packers. This success has come despite multiple injuries to key players, including cornerback Carlton Davis. Davis, who was having a strong 2024 season, suffered a broken jaw in Week 15 against the Buffalo Bills. Before his injury, the 27-year-old recorded two interceptions and allowed only a 59.7% completion rate across 13 games. Placed on Injured Reserve, Davis is unlikely to return this season, as Dan Campbell expressed pessimism about his recovery on December 20.
Davis’s future with the Lions remains uncertain, as the former Auburn standout will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason. General Manager Brad Holmes may opt to move on, and if Davis departs, Bleacher Report’s Matt Holder predicts the Lions could target East Carolina cornerback Shavon Revel Jr. in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Revel Jr., a 6’3 prospect with three career interceptions, suffered a torn ACL early in the 2024 season but still displayed impressive potential. Before his injury, the North Carolina native allowed
