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Jan 19, 2022

Good seasons from a pair of Detroit Lions rookies were rewarded with some recognition this week. Right tackle Penei Sewell and defensive tackle Alim McNeill earned spots on the Pro Football Focus all-rookie team for 2021. - Sewell had a strong overall year but really took off once he moved to the right side. He was PFF’s third-rated right tackle following his move from the left side. Detroit’s first-round pick was also the NFL’s youngest player in 2021. - McNeill’s solid play on the defensive interior carried him to the top of what was a fairly weak rookie D-line class. A third-round pick from North Carolina State, McNeill finished the year with two of his top three PFF game grades for the season in the last two weeks. - Missing from the list is wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. He is a tough omission but had some very stiff competition in Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase and Miami’s Jaylen Waddle. Kicker Riley Patterson also lost out to a Bengals rookie, though Patterson played very well once taking over the duties in Detroit. - - Top of their class @PFF @peneisewell58 @AlimMcneill pic.twitter.com/y6EEEyxKC9 - — Detroit Lions (@Lions) January 19, 2022 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Lions Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Lions Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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