The best part? He and fellow rookie runner Nick Singleton have only been on campus since January. They’re still checking off first-time college boxes.
Shelton is a big-time find, too. He should help pave the way for those two tailbacks next year after expected first-round NFL Draft pick Olu Fashanu leaves.
Things appear just as promising on defense, too.
Abdul Carter is in the running for national freshman of the year honors as he impersonates former Lions Micah Parsons − even a year sooner than Parsons did.
Fellow linebacker Kobe King just enjoyed his biggest day yet against Indiana, leading the Lions in tackles and stops behind scrimmage. He should be the team’s main man in the middle next fall.
The defensive line features rookie tackle Zane Durant, a steady contributor all fall, and edge rusher Dani Dennis-Sutton, already showing flashes of the game-wrecker he was recruited to be.
