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Best competition: Edge depth
The best additions the Lions had this offseason weren't via free agency or the draft. It was simply getting players back from injury. No. 1 on the list is Pro Bowl edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, who is fully cleared for football activities and looked good in the spring after missing most of last season with a broken leg. Hutchinson is one of the elite edge rushers in the NFL.
Davenport was also back on the field this spring after playing in only two games last year after an elbow injury ended his season prematurely. The Lions have high hopes for that veteran duo if they can keep both healthy through camp and into the regular season.
How the depth behind those two starters shakes out will be really interesting to watch through camp.
Paschal is headed into a critical fourth season, which is a contract year for the former second-round pick. Paschal has the versatility to play inside and on the edge, but the Lions list him as an edge heading into camp. He's a powerful bull rusher who sets a great edge in the run game, but the Lions are hoping for a little more sack production in 2025 (5.0 sacks his first three seasons).
Muhammad showed some good things as an injury replacement last season recording 3.0 sacks in nine games and just two starts. He was re-signed this offseason.
Ukwu, Agude and Lynn have shown real promise as young edge rushers. Lynn was lost for the season in training camp. Ukwu and Agude were on the practice squad most of the season but got an opportunity to play later in the season when the injuries started to pile up. Let's see what kind of gains they've made.
The wild card of the group is Hassanein, Detroit's sixth-round draft pick this offseason. The coaches like his skillset and motor. It will just come down to how quickly he can adjust to the speed and skill at the NFL level. He had terrific pressure and sack production at Boise State last season.
There's a lot of competition behind Hutchinson and Davenport for playing time and roster spots and it will be fun to watch how that plays out in camp and the preseason.