{"id":26218,"date":"2025-06-19T01:53:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T01:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=26218"},"modified":"2025-06-19T01:53:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T01:53:55","slug":"report-lions-predicted-to-part-ways-with-rookie-rb-after-10-touchdown-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=26218","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Lions Predicted to Part Ways With Rookie RB After 10-Touchdown Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2191098099-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2191098099-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2191098099-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2191098099-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Lions Predicted to Part Ways With Rookie RB After 10-Touchdown Season\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Getty In an unexpected turn of events, a former Detroit Lions starter is signing with a rival and will be back in the NFC North.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Detroit Lions had one of the NFL\u2019s most successful rushing attacks last season, pairing Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery in an electric and highly effective combination.<\/p>\n<p>While the Lions are set at the top of their depth chart, the team could have some tough competition for the final roster spots this summer with even a successful rookie potentially landing on the wrong side of the roster bubble. SI.com\u2019s Vito Chirco predicted that the final roster spot will come down to two undrafted rookies, both of whom come with a strong resume.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_pewpkiozb\">Tough Competition for Lions Backfield<\/h2>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pewpkiozb\">Chirco predicted that the Lions would keep two returning running backs, Sione Vaki and Craig Reynolds, along with Gibbs and Montgomery. The pair proved to be valuable roster additions last season, with Vaki earning praise from the coaching staff for the promise he showed.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pewpkiozb\">\u201cVaki, a fourth-round pick of the Lions a year ago, suited up for 16 games as a rookie,\u201d Chirco wrote. \u201cHe contributed 14 rushing yards and 37 reception yards on six carries and three catches, respectively. He also added eight tackles and a forced fumble on 310 special teams snaps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pewpkiozb\">Reynolds has also become a favorite of the team\u2019s coaching staff, appearing in 48 games since joining the team in 2021 and contributing in both the rushing and passing games. Both he and Vaki are also regulars on special teams, giving them both greater value to the roster.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pewpkiozb\">That leaves the final roster spot between undrafted rookies\u00a0Anthony Tyus III and\u00a0Kye Robichaux, Chirco wrote, with Tyus expected to earn the final roster spot for the backfield.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ahtqljkiw\">\u201cAs for Robichaux, he spent his first two seasons at Western Kentucky followed by his final two at Boston College. In his final campaign with the Eagles, he recorded 744 yards and 10 touchdowns on 175 carries,\u201d Chirco wrote. \u201cAt this present juncture, I believe that Tyus is ahead of Robichaux on the team\u2019s RB depth chart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ahtqljkiw\">While Robichaux could still be a candidate for the practice squad, he will need to stand out among a crowded and talented group of running backs.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ahtqljkiw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lionswire.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/06\/09\/SLIO\/84111271007-usatsi-26131762-1.jpg?crop=4623,2601,x0,y0&amp;width=660&amp;height=371&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Breaking down the Lions UDFA contracts for 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_ahtqljkiw\">Kye Robichaux Earns Praise<\/h2>\n<p>Robichaux could still make a strong bid for a roster spot, adding a needed power element to the backfield. As SI.com\u2019s Emmett Matasovsky noted, the 5-foot-11, 209-pound running back \u201cpacks a punch for his size\u201d and was known for embracing contact in college.<\/p>\n<p>That could give the Lions an important edge in goal-line situations, Matasovsky added.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_x0te8tulu\">\u201cThis segways into his next strength, his ability to finish at the goal line,\u201d he wrote. \u201cRobichaux scored six of his seven touchdowns in 2023 came from inside the five-yard line. Robichaux was an excellent short yardage option, and that was his role with the Eagles in both of his seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_x0te8tulu\">There could be more opportunity for Robichaux as the Lions have moved away from keeping a dedicated fullback on the roster. The team utilized linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez as a fullback or flexed a tight end into the backfield at times, but have not kept a fullback on the roster since Jason Cabinda in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rookie running back Kye Robichaux could face a challenge in making the final roster of the Detroit Lions, an insider writes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>REPORT: Lions Predicted to Part Ways With Rookie RB After 10-Touchdown Season - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=26218\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"REPORT: Lions Predicted to Part Ways With Rookie RB After 10-Touchdown Season - 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