Yes, we all heard the hype surrounding Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron and honestly he hasn’t lived up to the hype that was expected from him when the Lions drafted him with the tenth overall pick in 2014. Ebron had a lot of hype after leaving UNC a year early and declaring for the NFL draft. He recorded 112 receptions, 1,805 yards, and 8 touchdowns during his three years of college football. Very impressive numbers during his college career, so of course he was highly scouted coming into the NFL. As you can guess when the Detroit Lions drafted Eric Ebron, a lot was expected from him, from Lions fans and football fans in general.
Since Ebron has been in the NFL, injuries have plagued him. He hasn’t played a full season yet. In 2014, he played in thirteen games and had 25 receptions, 248 yards, and 1 touchdown. He played fourteen games in 2015 while making 47 receptions, 537 yards, and 5 touchdowns. In his third season, Ebron racked up 61 receptions, 711 yards, and 1 touchdown and even 1 rushing touchdown. Injuries have limited Ebron from playing a full season and his health issues have played a huge part in Ebron not playing to his potential.
Ebron has often been very scrutinized by fans for not playing up to the hype that was expected coming out of college and obviously being picked tenth overall in the NFL draft, a lot is expected coming into the league. But people often overlook that Ebron has dealt with a lot of injuries and the critics need to realize if he can put together a full season, his numbers and production could drastically improve.
This year I am expecting Ebron to be fully healthy and to have his best year yet. Ebron will be one of Stafford’s main targets and I would expect him to get a lot more targets in the red zone this season with Boldin no longer on the roster. With Ebron being healthy, we should expect him to have a breakout year and become one of the best tight ends in the conference and maybe one of the best in the entire league.
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