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Lions notes: Quarterback predictions, Killebrew's crazy day and more

Bleacher Report gives us their QB stat predictions and Pro Football Focus tries to explain why Ezekiel Ansah was left off of their top 101 list.

By Alex Reno

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"Of his 14 sacks, six of them were clean-up plays, and another three of them were entirely unblocked. Olivier Vernon managed 57 total pressures in the final eight games of the season alone, so Ansah’s 66 over 16 games isn’t that impressive for an edge rusher, and in grading terms, there were 20 edge rushers with a higher grade thanks largely to the kind of pressure they were applying. Sacks are important, but they are not a good measure of pass-rush."

  • Graham Glasgow is excited to reunite with former Michigan teammate Jake Rudock and is ready to challenge Travis Swanson for a starting role.

"We weren’t up there yet, but there was a ceremony going on," Killebrew said. "From what I heard, a lot of my old classmates actually had their phones. They were watching (the draft), and keeping up. As soon as our names got called, there was a roar in the arena, which was kind of cool."

  • The Lions' own Laken Tomlinson weighs in on the newest additions to the offensive line.

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