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The Lions tied for 24th in the 2021 season by creating 19 turnovers. For a defense that struggled to get off the field, creating more takeaways and pressing the opposing offense into more mistakes would have definitely helped.
To that end, the defensive players selected in 2022 thrived on villainry.
Aidan Hutchinson – two forced fumbles (on strip-sacks) to go with his 14 sacks and three PDs
Josh Paschal – three forced fumbles and three blocked kicks in his Kentucky career, plus 5.5 sacks and eight QB hits in 2021
Kerby Joseph – five INTs in 2021
Malcolm Rodriguez – one INT, four forced fumbles, three sacks, 10 QB hits in 2021
James Houston – seven forced fumbles and a pick-six in 2021
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