Lions general manager Brad Holmes took criticism far and wide on that draft night in 2023. Among a certain cohort of draft experts, there is a strongly held belief that running back is an easily replaceable position, and therefore, not worthy of spending high-end draft capital on.

Gibbs also mentioned the Bengals were interested in trading up for him if he was around in the late teen's or early 20's

Plenty of credit can be placed in the hands of offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who is viewed as one of the league's best coordinators and will once again generate plenty of interest in head coach searches.