The good: There was a lot to like about Detroit's receiving corps in 2024. Amon-Ra St. Brown earned his second straight All-Pro bid, Jameson Williams recorded his first 1,000-yard season and veteran Tim Patrick came in and solidified the group as a reliable third target. It was a productive group for the Lions that helped form one of the best passing attacks in the NFL this season.

St. Brown (1,263) and Williams (1,001) became the first pair of Lions receivers to each record 1,000 receiving yards in the same season since Marvin Jones Jr. and Golden Tate in 2017.

It was another consistently productive season for St. Brown, who has had one of the best four-year stretches to begin a career in league history. His 430 receptions are the second most in league history in a players' first four seasons behind only Michael Thomas (470). Lions fans will continue to enjoy high levels of production from St. Brown for years to come after he signed an extension last offseason that'll keep him in Detroit through the 2028 season.

Williams broke out in his third season, becoming the consistent deep threat the Lions hoped he'd be when they drafted him No. 12 overall in 2022. His five receptions of 50-plus yards and four touchdowns from 50-plus were both tied for the NFL lead and Williams was second in the NFL with 17.3 average yards per reception. Detroit's 62 receptions of 20-plus yards on the season were also the third most in the NFL.

Patrick signed with the Lions right before the season and gave them a veteran receiver with a big catch radius. He quickly earned the trust of his teammates and coaches, making a ton of tough catches all season.

With receiver/returner Kalif Raymond adding two touchdown receptions on the year, Lions receivers totaled 24 touchdown catches on the season — St. Brown (12), Williams (7), Patrick (3), Raymond (2).

The bad: Not a lot to talk about here. Detroit had four proven playmakers at the receiver position and not many teams can say that.

Williams is 23 years old, St. Brown is 25 and Lions fans can expect a lot of good years from that duo moving forward. But Patrick is 31 and Raymond is 30. Maybe one question mark in the room is whether they need another young option to compete for the No. 3 spot. It's been veterans Patrick and Josh Reynolds the last two years.

Key stat: The Lions were credited with just seven dropped passes all season, the lowest mark in the NFL. They were one of only three teams in the league with single-digit drops on the year along with the Los Angeles Rams (9) and Philadelphia Eagles (9). Detroit registered a 1.7 drop percentage on catchable passes this season — the only team in the league under two percent.

Free agents: Tim Patrick

Patrick's 6-foot-5 frame and skillset was a perfect complement to St. Brown and Williams, and he quickly became a trusted target for quarterback Jared Goff. He caught 34 passes for 416 yards and three touchdowns, including postseason. Patrick missed the 2022 and 2023 seasons because of injury and it was nice to see him back to being the player he was in Denver before the ACL and Achilles injuries, respectively. He's likely to garner interest on the free agent market.

Draft: Last year was the first of general manager Brad Holmes' first four drafts in Detroit that he didn't select a receiver. He took St. Brown in the fourth round in 2021, Williams in the first round in 2022 and Antoine Green in the seventh round in 2023.

As mentioned above, this could be a good time if the draft board falls the way of best available that a young receiver is added to the mix to compete for a role. Maybe one with good size?

Of the Top 20 receivers available in this year's NFL Draft as ranked by ESPN, five of them are 6-foot-3 or taller and could be available in varying rounds from Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 of the draft.

Quotable: "I got a lot of pride with him," Lions head coach Dan Campbell said of Williams in January. "He's one of those guys, I love that kid because he's had to endure a lot and some of it is his own doing, and he knows that and that's what I appreciate is that he's – it took him a minute to buy into what we were doing.

"He can be a little hardheaded and it's also why you love him, it's why I love him. But he's learned along the way and he's growing and honestly, you want to say what is the best thing he's done, is that when he finally dropped the armor, and he endeared himself to his teammates.

"He became a part of the team and that took place last year, towards the end of last year you could start to feel it. And it's only gotten better and better and better and every one of these that's happened, he's grown. He's learning from it, and I love where he's at. I really do, I'm proud of him."