Bob Quinn’s first draft class was a strong one. It yielded two offensive-line starters as rookies and a bunch of other players who made special-teams or rotational contributions for the Lions. Can the GM's second draft class live up to that?

It is way too early to truly figure that out -- the rookies won’t have their minicamp until next weekend -- but there can be some projecting done. With that in mind, and with a question from a reader, we look at the potential starters from Quinn’s first two draft classes not on day one, but by the end of the 2017 season.

@mikerothstein #lionsmailbag how many rookies and 2nd year guys end up as starters by the end of the season? Both sides of the ball.

— Rain City Roar (@RainCityRoar) May 4, 2017

This is an intriguing question because so much can happen -- but let’s play with the hypothetical situation for a minute. First, we’ll work with the assumption that there are no injuries (which isn’t something that will actually happen) and that the Lions are still alive for a playoff berth in Weeks 16 and 17, which means they won’t be playing guys for the future.

Taking those two metrics into account, we’ll break it down a bit.

There are a few somewhat clear starters. Taylor Decker will be the team’s left tackle. Graham Glasgow should be Detroit’s left guard. It’s still a little early, but there’s a pretty decent chance Jarrad Davis is Detroit’s middle linebacker and A'Shawn Robinson is one of two starting defensive tackles, along with Haloti Ngata.

So that’s four players off Quinn’s first two draft classes in the starting lineup at the beginning of the year. Jimmy Landes will either be the team’s long-snapper or off the roster, so if you count that, the number could get up to five.

There are more players, though, that could force their way into the lineup by the end of the season.

The first candidates on that list are receiver Kenny Golladay and safety Miles Killebrew. There’s a chance Golladay could be the No. 3 receiver -- and a potential starter depending on Detroit’s base set -- from the beginning of the season. The Lions should be hoping, though, he gets there by the end of the year. Killebrew is in a similar situation. He should be pushing Tavon Wilson for the starting strong-safety job. He might not win it, but he’ll have a contributing role, and if Wilson struggles at all, he could end up replacing him there.

Antwoine Williams will be in a competition for one of the starting linebacker spots, and while it’s not expected he’d beat out Tahir Whitehead or Paul Worrilow, it’s definitely possible by the end of the season. He’s a big hitter who showed flashes of potential in limited duty last year.

It’s too early to project any other player as a potential starter, mostly because of who is in front of them, but tight end Michael Roberts, running back Dwayne Washington and defensive linemen Jeremiah Ledbetter and Anthony Zettel all have a shot to be in rotations to get on the field at least. The rest of the players could have early special-teams value or could make pushes as the season goes along -- including second-round pick Teez Tabor, who is behind Nevin Lawson.

Since this is a contract year for Lawson, Tabor could be behind Lawson for a year with thoughts of taking over the spot in 2018.

Of Quinn’s first two classes, only two players are highly unlikely to see playing time in any capacity in 2017 -- or at least the Lions hope. Those would be quarterbacks Jake Rudock and Brad Kaaya. Both are competing to be Matthew Stafford's backup. One, or both, could end up on Detroit’s roster. But the Lions need to hope neither one of them ends up in a game in 2017.