5 biggest snubs in NFL Honors 2024 feat. T.J. Watt

#4) Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson talks with Jared Goff

Ben Johnson has been with the Detroit Lions since 2022, during which he orchestrated a monstrous turnaround. With him, Jared Goff, and Amon St. Brown at the forefront, the offense helped to turn a 3-6 start into a 6-2 finish, just missing the playoffs via head-to-head against the Seattle Seahawks (who, interestingly enough, would later express interest in hiring him as Pete Carroll's successor).

But it was in 2023 that Johnson's efforts finally bore fruit. The Lions, bolstered by the drafting of Jahmyr Gibbs and Sam LaPorta and the free agent signing of David Montgomery, dominated the NFC North and went as far as the NFC Championship Game – their first since the days of Barry Sanders.