Smith isn’t close to a one-for-one replacement for Hutchinson. He has a 13.9% pressure rate this season, according to TruMedia, while Hutchinson had a stellar 25% rate. Hutchinson still ranks fourth in the NFL with 45 total pressures and he did that in just five games.

The Lions have leaned on a variety of players to make up for the absence of Hutchinson, including Levi Onwuzurike, James Houston and Josh Paschal, but none of them has been an every-down player like Hutchinson was. Adding Smith gives Detroit another player to add to that rotation.

The NFL trade deadline came and went Tuesday afternoon. A few big names, including Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore and Browns edge rusher Za'Darius Smith, were moved to contenders. There were several other trades that would have made sense for both parties,