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May 25, 2021
While no Detroit Lions wide receivers made Pro Football Focus top 32 receivers list, two members of the roster are listed among the 32 best offensive tackles heading into 2021.
Both Penei Sewell and Taylor Decker have made the list, with Sewell being the only rookie tackle ranked.
Decker came in at No. 19, while Sewell was ranked No. 31. It may have taken him a few years, but Decker is finally back to the level of play from his rookie campaign in 2016. That year, he produced an 81.9 PFF grade that ranked 14th among all tackles and still stands as the seventh-best mark PFF has seen from a rookie. But after Decker missed the first half of 2017, it took him until 2020 to reach the same heights, PFF s Anthony Treash explained. Last season, he cracked the top 10 in PFF grade with an 82.0 mark that was anchored by the fifth-best pass-blocking grade among tackles.