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Ezekiel Elliott had 240 yards on 29 touches Amani Oruwariye Detroit Lions Jersey , the most scrimmage yards he has had in a single game in his three-year career. It ranked as the seventh-most in team history.“I’m beat up,” Elliott said. “I was already sore in the first quarter. I knew what type of game it was going to be. I knew how to grind through it. Rod [Smith] did a great job giving me spells when I needed [him] to.”Elliott had 25 carries for 152 yards and caught four passes for 88 yards and a touchdown. His 29 touches tied for the sixth-most in his career.“We were using him every way we could use him, and he was being effective,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. “We tried to do it last week and had a couple of plays we鈥檇 like to have back, but this week he was making the plays. That catch over his shoulder when it all counted should be one we all remember, and I鈥檓 glad I got to see it. But I鈥檝e never seen him play any better than he played today.”Elliott Amani Oruwariye Jersey 2019 , isolated on Jarrad Davis with 1:23 left, made an over-the-shoulder catch of a Dak Prescott pass for 34 yards to the Detroit 25. It set up the game-winning field goal on the final play.“Zeke鈥檚 a great football player,” coach Jason Garrett said. “We try to get him the ball in a lot of different ways. We鈥檝e tried to do that since he鈥檚 been with our team. Typically it鈥檚 by running it. But one of the big parts of the evaluation coming out was how productive of a receiver we felt he could be. When you give him opportunities, he typically takes advantage of them. In those particular cases, we just like the matchup of man-to-man coverages or we like how they鈥檙e playing it based off an action we see them using, and the execution around him was really good and he can typically take advantage of those plays.” Which Lions player is set to make a big jump from Year 2 to Year 3?"Oftentimes in the NFL Amani Oruwariye Jersey Womens , it takes a player a couple years to get into the swing of things in the NFL. Whether it’s the adjustment to the level of talent, finding themselves a comfort level in a new, unfamiliar place, or learning the nuances of a more complex playbook, young NFL players can often take a big jump in play a couple years after being drafted.The Detroit Lions are hoping some of the players drafted in 2017 will make that jump. These players were drafted for both a different head coach and different coordinators, meaning their adjustment to the NFL likely took some extra time Youth Amani Oruwariye Jersey , now having to learn another scheme.Some of these players likely won’t fit what the Lions are trying to do. Others could potentially make that Year 3 jump we often see with players.So today’s Question of the Day is:Which Lions player drafted in 2017 is likely to make the Year 3 jump?My answer: First, let’s look at the candidates. Here are the players from the 2017 draft class that are still around:Jarrad DavisTeez TaborKenny GolladayJalen Reeves-MaybinMichael RobertsJamal AgnewI think we can immediately take Golladay out of the conversation, since the young receiver hit 1,000 yards last year. He’s already made a big jump. I’m also going to eliminate Jalen Reeves-Maybin. Lions general manager Bob Quinn said this offseason he needs his linebackers big and strong. Reeves-Maybin is neither. If he makes the team this year, it will likely be due to his special teams value. As much as I want to believe, I just don’t think Teez Tabor was cut out for this team. That leaves me with Jarrad Davis White Amani Oruwariye Jersey , Michael Roberts and Jamal Agnew. Roberts won’t have the opportunity to have a breakout season now that the Lions added Jesse James and T.J. Hockenson, though he could still make significant contributions if he impresses this summer. Jamal Agnew had an All-Pro rookie season and is likely to rebound after an injury derailed his second year. However, I don’t see him making any sort of jump defensively after Detroit’s numerous moves in the secondary.That leaves us with Jarrad Davis. Davis’ career hasn’t been horrible, but his inconsistencies are numerous and obvious. At this point in his career, however, Davis is in the best spot he’s ever been. His supporting cast is better than ever Frank Ragnow Jersey , his coaching staff has their full support behind him, and with an investment in second-round pick Jahlani Tavai, Detroit is preparing to give Davis the freedom to do what he does best: attack. I’m not predicting Davis suddenly loses all of his faults in 2019, but I do think the Lions are now in a better position to mask some of his weaknesses, and that could mean a big season for Davis. Your turn.Tweets from https://twitter.com/PrideOfDetroit/lists/lions-coverage