Lions WR Patrick Edwards has consistently flashed throughout OTAs.

Teammate Nate Burleson was willing to "guarantee he will be a big-time playmaker for us this year." Edwards spent all of his rookie season on the practice squad, but would have been promoted to the active roster if not for a torn quad. He's generating buzz for the second consecutive summer, and is a player to keep an eye on.

Lions WR Patrick Edwards is a candidate to return punts and kicks.

Edwards, a 2012 undrafted free agent out of Houston, spent all of last season on the practice squad, and he would have been promoted to the active roster in-season had he not suffered a quad injury. Edwards has reportedly "stood out" at this weekend's minicamp. He averaged 14.7 yards per punt return in college.

Tim Twentyman of DetroitLions.com gives WR Patrick Edwards and QB Kellen Moore the best odds, among undrafted free agents, of cracking the team's 53-man roster.

Coach Jim Schwartz previously admitted that he was surprised Williams went undrafted and the team was quick to scoop him up. The former Houston Cougar was a mini-camp standout and has to be considered the favorite for the team's No. 5 wide receiver job. The all-time winningest quarterback in NCAA history, Moore is slotted in behind Matt Stafford and Shaun Hill and will only stick around if they decided to keep three on the roster.

Lions coach Jim Schwartz is high on undrafted free agent WR Patrick Edwards.

"(We) were very surprised that he didn't get drafted," Schwartz said. "He was a guy that we went to work on right away, as soon as that draft was over." Edwards caught 89 passes for 1,752 yards and an NCAA-leading 20 touchdowns last season, but stands in at just 5-foot-9, 175 pounds. He'll likely need No. 54 pick Ryan Broyles (torn ACL) to begin the year on the PUP list to have any chance of cracking Detroit's crowded receiver corps.