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Late sleeper added to DB rankings

By Jared Smola | Updated on Sun, Sep 24 2023 3:51 PM UTC
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The Lions will miss starting safety Kerby Joseph today because of a hip injury. Third-year S Ifeatu Melifonwu is expected to start in his place and has been added to our DB rankings as a Week 3 sleeper this morning. There should be plenty of tackle opportunities against the run-heavy Falcons for the safety likely to see the most time "in the box."

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