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    3 Detroit Lions make the NFL's 2024 'All-22' roster

    By Tommy Wiita,

    2024-09-03

    The Detroit Lions have three players on the NFL's 2024 "All-22" roster.

    Only the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers had more players make NFL analyst Bucky Brooks' list , each with four.

    Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown , center Frank Ragnow and offensive tackle Penei Sewell were named on Brook's All-22 team for the Lions.

    St. Brown and Sewell each signed multi-year extensions this offseason, as the team also locked up Jared Goff for years to come coming off a season in which the Lions were a win away from a Super Bowl appearance.

    Ragnow is the core of the Lions' offensive line, which has been ranked by Pro Football Focus as the best heading into the 2024 season .

    St. Brown makes the list after an All-Pro season, hauling in 141 catches for 1,789 yards and 11 touchdowns in 16 games. He ranked second among wide receivers in catches, third in receiving yards and fourth in touchdowns.

    There's no denying the receiver's impact on the gridiron. Over his three years in the NFL, St. Brown has the fifth-most receptions (315), eighth-most receiving yards (3,588) and 14th-most touchdowns (21) in the league.

    Since being drafted 20th overall in the 2018 NFL Draft, Ragnow has been the Lions' primary center and has been regarded as one of the best at his position.

    PFF ranked Ragnow as the best center in the entire league in 2023 and the top-graded interior lineman in the NFL. The 28-year-old allowed one sack, 18 pressures and was flagged only three times all season, playing a total of 989 snaps.

    Sewell has improved every year he's played since being drafted by Detroit seventh overall in 2021. According to PFF, the 24-year-old gave up one sack all of last year and was called for only seven penalties. Pairing that with Ragnow, the Lions have some of the best talent on the offensive line.

    The offensive tackle also received a 93.1 run-blocking grade and 90.7 overall grade by PFF, both leading the NFL's offensive linemen.

    The Lions will need all three on the field to ultimately have the best shot in raising the Lombardi trophy in February.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0AKhcF_0vIxkkMv00
    Jan 28, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell high fives center Frank Ragnow (77) after a play against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of the NFC Championship football game at Levi's Stadium.

    Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

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