Nope.

Jake Bates set a new team record with 142 points in his first season as kicker. Jack Fox led the NFL with a 46.2 net average per punt. Hogan Hatten avoided making the big mistake in his debut as long snapper, and showed some serious athleticism and effort getting downfield on coverage. The Lions are set here.

Now, as displayed in last year’s draft, they aren’t afraid to use a fourth-round pick on a special teamer (Sione Vaki). But the young nucleus of Bates, Fox and Hatten are here to stay. They are likely to bring in bodies to spread the offseason program and training camp workload.

But barring anything unforeseen happening, these three are as close to set as possible in the NFL. Bates had one of the best debuts as a kicker in recent history. Fox continues to be one of the best in the game, earning another All-Pro nomination this past year. And Hatten fit into the operation better than could have been expected for a rookie.

Andres Borregales, K, Miami (Fl.)

Andres Borregales has been a high-volume kicker for four years running for the Hurricanes. He’s missed only one extra-point try on 184 attempts. He also finishes with an 86% career hit rate, making 18-of-19 field goals with a long of 56 yards last year. That experience and those type of results are usually what leads to a kicker getting drafted.

For as bad as Florida State was last year, the kicker wasn’t a problem. He hit all 13 field goal-attempts, and sunk all 14 point-after tries. He showed a ton of improvement from a tough 2022 campaign, making all 58 extra points and hitting 119-of-21 field goals the previous season in 2023 when he led the ACC with 115 points.

Jeremy Crawshaw twice led the SEC in yards per punt average, and came close again this past season. He was a four-year starter for Florida, and is big for a punter at 6-foot-4, nearly 200 pounds.

Left-footed kickers in the NFL are rare. When Dave Fipp needs to find a camp body to share some reps with Bates, it would be fun to imagine him working with the rare lefty.

Sauls is the first left-footed kicker heading to the combine since 2008 . He made all but two extra-point attempts on 124 tries across five seasons at Pittsburgh. Sauls finished off with his best season, sinking 21-of-24 field-goal attempts. He’s shown some serious ability from distance, too, and that fits the mold if anything were to happen to Bates. He hit a 58-yarder against California, and has two makes from 57 yards, so he’s another long-ball maven.

Note: There were only six specialists invited to the combine this year, and no long snappers. Hatten made his debut this past season after winning a camp battle as an undrafted free agent.