It’s hard to go more than a few minutes or sentences into any Detroit Lions preview for 2022 without hitting one of the biggest question marks on the team. Cornerback Jeff Okudah is a major wild card, a highly divisive presence and a misunderstood player all wrapped into the No. 1 jersey.
That’s what happens when the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft has the unfortunate start to his career that Okudah has endured. He’s played in just 10 games thanks to two major injuries. Okudah didn’t play impressively in his nine games in his rookie season, either.
Many fans are stridently hopeful Okudah can become an above-average starter in 2022. Just as many fervently believe he’s the Lions’ biggest draft bust since Charles Rogers and are done with him being in Detroit. Entering training camp in a couple of weeks, it’s impossible to say that either side is wrong.
