Da’Shawn Hand has been seriously impressive through three games.
"Up until Sunday night, the Detroit Lions defense didn’t have much to hang their hat on. Their run defense was porous at best, disastrous at worst. Their pass defense was almost just as bad, allowing Sam Darnold and Jimmy Garoppolo to move the ball with relative ease. Obviously, things went much better on Sunday night against the New England Patriots, but throughout it all, one player has quietly performed at an impressive level: fourth-round rookie Da’Shawn Hand.
Hand has been so good, in fact, that no other rookie interior defensive lineman has graded out better by Pro Football Focus’ metrics:"
Da’Shawn Hand is the best rookie interior lineman through 3 weeks
"Up until Sunday night, the Detroit Lions defense didn’t have much to hang their hat on. Their run defense was porous at best, disastrous at worst. Their pass defense was almost just as bad, allowing Sam Darnold and Jimmy Garoppolo to move the ball with relative ease. Obviously, things went much better on Sunday night against the New England Patriots, but throughout it all, one player has quietly performed at an impressive level: fourth-round rookie Da’Shawn Hand.
Hand has been so good, in fact, that no other rookie interior defensive lineman has graded out better by Pro Football Focus’ metrics:"
Da’Shawn Hand is the best rookie interior lineman through 3 weeks