Who will be the Detroit Lions’ breakout player in 2020? It’s a hot topic for debate. One of the early answers comes from Bleacher Report, which picked the breakout player for all 32 NFL teams.
Their answer for the Lions is rookie RB D’Andre Swift. Detroit’s second-round pick gets first billing as the top breakout candidate.
The Lions have a talented back on the roster in Kerryon Johnson, but he’s had all kinds of trouble staying healthy—he’s missed at least half a dozen games in both of his professional seasons.
If Swift gets the opportunity to be Detroit’s featured back—and recent history indicates that he will—he won’t let it go.
Swift figures to have a lot of competition in Detroit. Safety Tracy Walker, tight end T.J. Hockenson, cornerback Amani Oruwariye and even center Frank Ragnow are all viable Lions poised to break out on a more national level.
