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Frank Ragnow Knocked Out of Top 10 Ranking

Injury caused Detroit Lions center to fall out of the top rankings among NFL scouts and executives.

John Maakaron

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Throughout the offseason, ESPN has been publishing its annual top-10 position lists for the upcoming NFL season. 

After sampling NFL scouts, executives, coaches and players, ESPN releases the rankings of the top players on both offense and defense. 

To the surprise of nobody, a Detroit Lions player has yet to earn a spot in its rankings on defense, especially after all the struggles last season to hold leads and to contain opposing running backs. 

Unfortunately, when the time came to rank interior offensive linemen, a familiar name was left off the annual list.  

Frank Ragnow was snubbed by NFL insiders in 2022, after being ranked No. 4 on last year's list.

"Injury knocked Ragnow, our No. 4 interior player and best overall center last year, out of the top 10," ESPN's Jeremy Fowler explained. "He missed 13 games because of a toe injury that required surgery."

The 26-year-old did receive an honorable mention in the piece, and an anonymous NFC scout had positive reviews of what he could accomplish out on the field.

"You can do just about anything with him as an offense," an NFC scout told ESPN. "He can run the show up front, and he's athletic and versatile to get on the move and play in space."

Three centers over the age of 30 actually made the list this year, including Ryan Jensen of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles and Corey Linsley of the Los Angeles Chargers.

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John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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