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The Detroit Lions will enter the 2025 NFL season on a mission. Detroit won 15 games in 2024 and secured the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. Unfortunately, they had a dud in the first round of the playoffs and lost to the Commanders in ugly fashion. Now the Lions will be in “Super Bowl or bust” mode heading into the fall.
Detroit has attacked the 2025 offseason with this in mind.
The Lions made a ton of moves during NFL free agency, including re-signing several of their own players like Derrick Barnes. They also made some external hires, most notably bringing in cornerback DJ Reed to replace Carlton Davis III.
Detroit also brought in a talented crop of rookies in the 2025 NFL Draft, including first-rounder Tyleik Williams.
Detroit’s coaching staff has already gotten a chance to look at their new players during rookie minicamp, OTAs, and mandatory minicamp.
Now that training camp is just a month away, it is the perfect time to make some bold predictions about the upcoming season. Especially now that the team is unlikely to make any more big moves before the fall.
Below we will explore three Lions hot takes for the 2025 season following the conclusion of minicamp.
In one sense, Jameson Williams already had his breakout season.
Williams logged 58 receptions for 1,001 yards and seven touchdowns during the 2024 season. This was a huge leap forward for the young speedster, who has dealt with injury and off-field issues during his first two seasons in the NFL.
Now Detroit feels like they can trust Williams with anything they can throw at him (literally). Lions head coach Dan Campbell believes that Williams could be in store for a “huge season” in 2025.
“There’s so much versatility with [Jameson Williams],” Campbell said after an OTA practice session. “He’s gotten so much stronger… He’s exactly where we want him to be right now. He’s been here, he’s grinding, he’s getting better. We expect him to have a huge season. He’s going to be one of those guys that we’re going to lean on this year. All he’s gotta do is keep working like he’s working.”
The Lions clearly plan to lean on Williams more than they have in the past.
So what would another step forward for Jamo look like?
In my opinion, Williams simply needs to score more touchdowns. The threat of his speed alone is enough to keep defenses honest. But if the Lions lean even more into his speed, they could terrify opposing defenses.
I believe that Williams will score more than 10 touchdowns in 2025 and post career highs in all statistical categories.
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