The 2024 NFL Draft will be right around the corner before anyone knows it. The key events leading up to it are already here with the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Senior Bowl.
The NFL Draft has all 32 picks this year as no one has lost a pick due to any off-field issues or allegations. The Detroit Lions will be drafting 29th overall in a class that is very top heavy with an offense which bodes well for what they need.
The Lions have shown this year that the offense can be electric at times. We all saw the rise of Jahmyr Gibbs, the emergence of Same LaPorta, the return and development of Jameson Williams, and Jared Goff earning his keep. Now it is time for the defense to take it’s next step and the top of this draft being offense heavy helps this front office.
The team has needs at cornerback and safety. Yes, they hit on Brian Branch but the free agent signing of Cameron Sutton hasn’t given good results, nor has anyone else shown they can step up. The cornerback and safety class in this draft class should start seeing dominos fall int he 20’s so perhaps we see Brad Holmes be active in the draft again.
Players you expect to hear attached to the Lions could be Quinyon Mitchell, Terrion Arnold, Kool-Aid McKinstry, and Kamren Kitchens to name a few.