After months of buildup, NFL Draft weekend always goes by in a blink of an eye. The 2023 prospects finally have professional homes.
While it’s easy to evaluate the draft in a vacuum, it’s important to remember that with every pick comes a chain reaction on their respective team. In this series, we’ll look at those domino effects and discuss the players most affected by their team’s incoming rookie running backs.
- NFL Draft Domino Effects: Tight End
- NFL Draft Grades for Every Team
- Thor’s Draft Grades (AFC | NFC)
- NFL Draft Day 1 Winners & Losers (Day 2 | Day 3)
- Fitz’s Round 1 NFL Draft Picks: Dynasty Rookie Draft Outlook (Day 2 | Day 3)
- Latest Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft
NFL Draft Domino Effects: Lions Draft Jahmyr Gibbs
Let’s take a look at the dynasty rookie outlook and fantasy football impact of the move.
Jahmyr Gibbs picked by Detroit
The Lions made one of the most shocking picks of the first round in taking Gibbs 12th overall, only four picks after Bijan Robinson. Gibbs’ stock was rising heading into the draft because of a skillset that drew many comparisons to Alvin Kamara. But I don’t think anyone saw him going as high as 12th.
Gibbs’ domino effect: The biggest domino has already fallen, as the Lions shipped D’Andre Swift and his redundant skillset to Philadelphia for a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2023 seventh-rounder. With Swift out of town, Gibbs will likely slot in as the third down back at the very least behind veteran David Montgomery. It will be fascinating to see how the workload split evolves between Monty and Gibbs as the season transpires. And we’ll see if Gibbs can adequately replace Swift in the passing game. Despite his durability concerns, Swift did catch 156 passes in his three years with Detroit. If Gibbs really is the next version of Kamara, this Detroit offense could be even more lethal in 2023.
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