We made it. It’s finally NFL Draft week. The 20204 NFL Draft will kick off in downtown Detroit on Thursday night and the Detroit Lions are currently slated to pick with the 29th pick. If the Lions actually pick there is a question we’ll have to wait till Thursday night to answer, but if they
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As we inch closer and closer to the 2024 NFL Draft, there’s only one certainty for the Detroit Lions: uncertainty. No one can predict which prospects might be sitting there for the taking at pick 29, and that great unknown sets us up for today’s discussion about a player Detroit cannot afford to pass up…
We do a lot of mock drafts around here, and they are designed to explore potential paths for what we think the Detroit Lions will do with their picks in the 2024 NFL draft. This is not that kind of projection. This is the annual “What I Would Do” mock draft for the Lions. It
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has not shied away from trading up or down in the NFL Draft. Will he do the same with the 29th overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft? Holmes has made multiple trades throughout his draft career. In 2021, he traded up for linebacker Derrick Barnes in the fourth…
Cephus put together a strong rookie season with the Lions after leaving the Wisconsin football team after three seasons to pursue the NFL. He caught 20 passes for 349 yards and two touchdowns and looked primed to take on an expanded role. That never came to fruition, and Detroit released Cephus after three seasons because
As a special angle for our draft coverage, we’re sharing a recent video from the Detroit Lions Podcast that goes over the injury status and outlooks for several of the 2024 NFL draft prospects who figure to interest the Detroit Lions. Dr. Jimmy Liao, a board-certified practicing physician and graduate of the University of Michigan’s
Today’s Lions Draft Prospect of the Day is an under-the-radar key cog of Georgia’s defensive dominance over the last few years. The focus for these potential Lions prospects is on players who should hold some appeal for Detroit in the draft. Not all of them will be prominent names or high draft picks, and today’s
With the 2024 NFL Draft just days away, one of the hot-button topics surrounding the Detroit Lions is whether they will stay put and pick at No. 29 or make a trade. Lions general manager Brad Holmes is aggressive in acquiring players, and he has used his available trade capital to make several draft day…
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After heavily focusing on the defense in my earlier articles, it’s time to flip the script and take a look at the offensive options again. Outside of the offensive line, the biggest need for the Detroit Lions on offense is at wide receiver. The Lions already have wide receivers Amon Ra St. Brown and Jameson…
This past week was an exciting one for the Detroit Lions. They unveiled their new uniforms for the 2024 season, which always gets reactions from fans. Unfortunately, not all of the news on uniform reveal day was positive. Along with their new threads, some disappointing news was shared by starting safety Kerby Joseph. While speaking
If you’re not familiar with how the Detroit Lions roundup works, each week we collect data from the latest expert mock drafts published over the last seven days and compile them (with links to the original pieces) in one easy-to-access article. In addition to providing Lions fans with the names of prospects being paired with…
With just a few days until the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, analysts—both professional and amateur—are wrapping up their evaluations of this year’s class of players. The NFL Draft has become such a behemoth that nearly every football fan always has strong opinions on just about every prospect.
The discourse surrounding Iowa cornerback Cooper DeJean ahead of the 2024 NFL draft in Detroit has been fascinating, and to some extent—very unique. Erik Schlitt, managing editor of Pride of Detroit as well as the co-host of the Detroit Lions Breakdown Podcast, joined myself and Meko Scott to discuss whether or not DeJean would make…
An NFL insider has some big expectations for Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff. Recently, legendary quarterback Tom Brady said that he felt Buffalo Bills star Josh Allen would be the next quarterback to win his first Super Bowl. Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz disagrees. During a recent appearance on FS1’s Speak, Schultz questioned just how effective
The second round of the Pride of Detroit Community Mock is underway! And while most of the second round will just involve announcing all of the picks leading up to the Detroit Lions’ 61st overall selection in one big heap, we decided to make a rare exception for Pick 33. The Carolina Panthers hold the…
It’s a very busy time in the offseason for the Detroit Lions. With the 2024 NFL draft coming up in Detroit in less than a week and a new uniform revelation, the team is keeping fans with a lot to talk about in mid-April. The latest episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast breaks down the
Another really interesting prospect in this year’s 2024 NFL Draft class is University of Alabama cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry. In some ways, McKinstry’s college football arc can be compared to former Louisiana State University and current Houston Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr’s. Both started as true freshman on elite SEC defenses, which is a massive accomplishment…
Detroit Lions owner Sheila Hamp was one of the first people to take the stage on Thursday night at the team’s uniform release event at Ford Field. Her entrance was showered with chants of her name from the 5,000 season ticket holders, Lions, and Ford employees in attendance. The Lions owner took the opportunity to…