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Detroit Lions: Top 5 breakout player candidates for 2018

By Sayre Bedinger

NEW ORLEANS, LA - OCTOBER 15: Jarrad Davis #40 of the Detroit Lions tackles Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on October 15, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints defeated the Lions 52-38. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - OCTOBER 15: Jarrad Davis #40 of the Detroit Lions tackles Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on October 15, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints defeated the Lions 52-38. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL – DECEMBER 10: Teez Tabor #30 of the Detroit Lions defends a pass in the end zone against Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first quarter of a game against at Raymond James Stadium on December 10, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – DECEMBER 10: Teez Tabor #30 of the Detroit Lions defends a pass in the end zone against Mike Evans #13 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first quarter of a game against at Raymond James Stadium on December 10, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

2. Teez Tabor, CB

After running a poor 4.62-second 40-yard dash, Teez Tabor’s draft stock in 2017 plummeted.

The former first-round lock all of a sudden slipped into the middle of the second round, where the Detroit Lions scooped him up.

Known for his size, quickness, and physicality at the position, Tabor played in just 10 games as a rookie and recorded just 14 total tackles.

Despite the lack of elite production, the Lions showed a great deal of confidence in him this offseason by passing on the opportunity to add a number of talented free agent cornerbacks.

Tabor has a chance in year two to pair with Darius Slay — a player he was compared to coming out of college — and give the Lions a formidable cornerback duo for years to come.

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