The Detroit Lions have a young linebacker on the rise in Jarrad Davis who's being asked to do plenty of things on the field. Interestingly enough, the spot where Davis was most prolific was when he was being asked to rush the passer on the field in 2018. As Pro Football Focus pointed out, Davis was one of the top players at his position to rush the passer and get after the pocket on the field.

As a whole, Davis placed third on the list of linebackers getting after it on the field at the quarterback spot, and was one of the top players in the league at generating pressure on the pocket at linebacker.

"The Lions own Jarrad Davis ending the 2018 season with the 3rd most QB pressures by a linebacker," the site tweeted. The only names ahead of Davis were Lorenzo Alexander of the Bills (38 pressures) and ironically enough, Kyle Van Noy of the Patriots (36 pressures). Dont'a Hightower tied Davis at 30 pressures from the spot, proving Patricia is using Davis in a very Patriots style way on the field in Detroit.

Davis played well in his rookie season with the Lions in 2017, and did enough to earn the trust of the team most of the year even though he was being asked to run the show as a youngster at an important position on the field. As a result, Davis is set to take a big leap in 2018 most feel as a guy who can be a team leader and a leader at the position, and that's just what he's done.

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Davis had a solid first season, and was a guy flying around making a ton of plays even as he struggled to learn the defense and the ropes in the NFL at times. This season, he will be one of the "elder" statesmen on a changed Lions linebacker group, so it will be up to Davis to make sure that he is ready to go and lead things in the backfield. For this reason, both he and his development is vital. If he can, there's a chance the Lions defense can surprise as they have down the stretch.

Into the future, it will be interesting to see what the Lions see as the role Davis will have moving forward. It's possible they keep him getting after it and reading and reacting on the field, which is where he's been good before and where he can come into his own in the years ahead as a leader for the team and the defense.

Davis is yet to play his best football, but is still learning and growing, and might make 2019 his best season yet with stats like this considered.