Offensive Player of the Year (2023 Detroit Lions honors)
Now that we’ve reached the 2023 Offensive Player of the Year, there are a minimum of seven deserving candidates.
So let’s get started straight away. The 2023 Offensive Player of the Year nominations from our staff are listed below. The real winner will be decided by your votes in the poll located at the bottom of this article.
2023 Detroit Lions Offensive Player of the Year
Ryan Mathews: Amon-Ra St. Brown
In his third NFL season, St. Brown not only produced his best-ever statistical performance, but he also formally established himself as one of the top five wide receivers in the league. Among receivers with at least 80 targets, St. Brown completed 2023 with 1,515 receiving yards (3rd), 10 touchdowns (4th), 5.7 yards after catch per reception (t-9th), and 2.63 yards per route run (t-6th). When it comes to his next paycheck, he won’t be struggling financially.
Morgan Cannon: Amon-Ra St. Brown
The Sun God is in just his third season in the NFL, and already he’s setting new standards. His first All-Pro selection came in 2023 when he amassed over 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns; some of the receiver’s best games occurred during some of the Lions’ most significant moments.
St. Brown has repeatedly shown that no situation is too big for him, whether it is hauling a couple defenders past the first-down marker on third-and-long in a playoff game or collecting the game-winning touchdown to secure a victory.
Hamza Baccouche: Frank Ragnow
Ragnow is the cornerstone of this attack, despite the allure of giving it to Penei Sewell or a skill position. Both guard positions had multiple injuries for the Lions, and having a guy of Ragnow’s physical and mental caliber helps fill in those holes. The Lions missed him when he wasn’t there, and in times of need, he overcame hardship and injury to perform admirably for this club.
Erik Schlitt: Jared Goff
Although this was statistically one of Goff’s best games ever, he shown a level of maturity in his game and was as cool as ice when the heat was applied. Goff passed for six touchdowns and zero picks in the Lions’ biggest games of the season: Week 1 against the Chiefs, Week 16 against the Vikings for the NFC North, and all three playoff games. When it counted most, he was just magnificent.
Amon-Ra St. Brown’s status as one of the top five wide receivers in the NFL was hotly contested throughout the season. Now that he has again posted top-five stats, been named an All-Pro, and eventually made it into the Pro Bowl, that discussion may be concluded. The Sun God receives my nomination this year because he is one of this offense’s most reliable and clutch players. He was almost never stopped by a player lining up opposite him.
Jeremy Reisman: Penei Sewell
Penei Sewell is the top right tackle in football and may be the best offensive lineman in the NFL. In my opinion, the player that excels at their respective position should win offensive player of the year. Sewell was one of four offensive tackles to allow as few as one sack throughout the whole season, including the playoffs (and he played two more games than the other three). He also achieved the highest run blocking grade of any tackle (95.1) according to PFF. The next closest tackle, Rob Ravenstein (85.6), was over ten full points behind Trent Williams (92.5). When I state that Penei Sewell has a case to be among the best ten players in the whole NFL, I’m not kidding.
Brandon Knapp: Amon-Ra St. Brown
Jared Goff was serious when he said that St. Brown had a fantastic season. In addition to achieving career-high stats, he advanced in the NFL leaderboards within the top-five wide receiver discussion that we adore having at POD. He made absurd catches, and the plays in which he had to turn back and battle for the first down markers after falling short by a few yards demonstrate the core values of this team. Every inch, at every position, they will fight and claw their way to the top.
John Whiticar: Amon-Ra St. Brown
Penei Sewell, Jared Goff, and Amon-Ra St. Brown were my top picks, but St. Brown has the upper hand. Without the All-Pro receiver, the passing attack of the Lions is nothing. He gives the offense an indispensable component, and I firmly think that Goff’s recent comeback would not have been possible without him. He’s shot himself into the debate for the league’s best receiver in just his third season.
St. Brown has repeatedly shown that no situation is too big for him, whether it is hauling a couple defenders past the first-down marker on third-and-long in a playoff game or collecting the game-winning touchdown to secure a victory.
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