If there's one Lions' rookie who could win Rookie of the Year in 2025, it's this guy

The Detroit Lions will be reporting to training camp before you know it, and we'll be watching them take the field for the Hall of Fame guy shortly after that. Football just can't get here soon enough. Now is the time for thinking about stuff, though, and that's exactly what we're going to do. 

I was recently asked the question about which one of Lions' rookies could really stand out to the league in 2025, and could any of them win the Rookie of the Year award? 

The truth is, right now, I don't think any of them will win it. At the end of the day, that award typically goes to players who are selected higher in the draft and have big-time outputs. While I think these guys will all have strong outputs in their own ways, it'll be hard to go against some of the quarterbacks or edge rushers taken earlier. 

With that said, if there's one rookie that I think has the best chance to come out and steal the award, I think it's Isaac TeSlaa. 

The reason is that it could be the story that wins over voters. Here's a guy that wasn't on a lot of teams' radars until he wowed at the Senior Bowl and Combine and then wowed some more with all the top-30 visits he had. Suddenly, teams were really into him, and a little bidding war went down for him on day two. The Lions won that war. 

I think TeSlaa comes in and supplants Tim Patrick for that WR3 X-receiver role and immediately becomes a big part of this offense. Obviously Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams will get first dibs on the ball, but TeSlaa should be a big presence in the red zone. With that comes more opportunities for touchdowns, and more touchdowns mean more notoriety and more notoriety means more votes. 

On top of that, he has the ability to stretch the field a bit as well. Don't rule out some big play opportunities here. The more big plays that are out there, again, bring more notoriety, which is good. 

But it would take quite a bit for TeSlaa to really get in the driver seat for the award, and at the end of the year, he's likely to have closer to 400 receiving yards and a handful of touchdowns instead of something like 1,000 yards which would be more likely for the guy who wins it if it goes to a receiver. 

We'll see what happens in due time. Like I said, it'll be hard, but you never know. An honorable mention would be Ahmed Hassanein. The story is pure gold, and if that guy grabs 8-10 sacks this year, fire up the Disney movie on him.