The Detroit Lions are turning the page on a 2024 season that was ended by injuries and frustration over what might have been. Still, the team has every reason to believe they can win the first Super Bowl in franchise history at the end of the 2025 season. The needed talent is in place, and the perfect head coach to break the team's curse.
With this in mind, Dan Campbell weighed in on who he believed to be the team's best spring standouts, naming Jahmyr Gibbs and Jameson Williams as the most eye-catching players.
Both Gibbs and Jameson already have fans' full attention based on an elite ability to score anytime they touch the football. The fact that both players are showing improvement is all the more reason for fans to get excited about the team's offensive ceiling. It is a group that is going to go as far as veteran quarterback Jared Goff can take them.
Dan Campbell Named Two Predictable Detroit Lions Spring Standouts
Campbell said two players who have stood out this spring are RB Jahmyr Gibbs and WR Jameson Williams
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) June 5, 2025
This furthers Campbell's offseason praise of Jameson Williams and continues to kill any trade rumors. While there was never a substantiated rumor around the Lions receiver, there was a heavy amount of speculation that the team could look to move away from the pass catcher. The Detroit head coach has killed this suggestion, talking about Williams' expected impact and how impressive the receiver has been in the 2025 offseason.
It is the reassurance the Detroit fan base needed, and all the more reason to be excited for what is in store for a loaded offense. For Gibbs, the rusher should continue to get a heavier load as the team continues to find ways to get the football in his hands. The ability to create space and find gaps when plays appear to be blown up has made the back incredibly popular.
Both players being named as spring standouts doesn't create excitement, but adds to it. Jameson and Gibbs are going to be focal points of the Lions' offense along with star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. Campbell's comments only further drive this home as the team continues to prepare for the 2025 season.