The 2024 NFL draft ended with the Jets selecting Mr. Irrelevant, but the player selection process did not end there. Like the other 31 NFL teams, the Detroit Lions got busy in signing undrafted free agents to the roster. The team has found some useful UDFAs over the recent years. Two UDFAs from last year’s
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For the first time on Day 3 in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions didn’t trade up. Instead, they sat where they were and took Boston College guard Christian Mahogany in the sixth round. This was the last pick for the Lions in the 2024 draft, and it could have the longest-lasting impact on…
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NFL analyst Warren Sharp considers the Detroit Lions’ 2024 NFL Draft selections to be the “Most Valuable Draft Class” based on a new metric. Sharp has come up with Draft Capital Over Expectation (DCOE), a formula that compiles mock drafts and big boards from reputable sources in order to assign a “value” to each draft-eligible
The Detroit Lions captured magic during the 2023 NFL season. Under the guidance of Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell, Detroit completed their rebuild by returning to the playoffs and winning their first playoff game since the Clinton administration. The energy of that high-powered offense led them to the NFC Championship game, where they were a
Over 100 people joined together to do the hustle in front of the NFL draft theater between rounds 4-7 at the 2024 NFL draft in Detroit on Saturday April 27, 2024. Video by Eric Seals, DFP. Read more on what the hustle is: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/04/27/nfl-draft-crowd-detroiters-do-the-tamia-hustle-group-performance/73484848007/ For more Detroit and Michigan news, sports and entertainment, follow the
Detroit put on one heck of a draft weekend. The host city received a tremendous amount of praise for a wonderful, well-run, fan-friendy 2024 NFL draft. The hometown Lions gave the fans a lot to cheer about, too. Detroit and GM Brad Holmes First round: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold with
In the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected Christian Mahogany out of Boston College. He was originally thought of as a guy who could go on Day 2, but saw himself fall to the sixth round for reasons that Brad Holmes said he’d keep within the organization. A violent guard
The Detroit Lions certainly had an unconventional 2024 NFL Draft. Lions general manager Brad Holmes traded up four times in the first six rounds—digging twice into 2025 draft picks for 2024 fourth-round picks. There were also a few surprising picks along the way. They opened the draft with back-to-back cornerback selections, and then early on
The Detroit Lions have been so used to drafting higher in the draft, that general manager Brad Holmes has been tired of waiting for his pick to be on the clock. In what was the team’s third trade on Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Lions traded with the Houston Texans to select…
The 2024 NFL Draft is here, making it an excellent time to highlight some of the class’ best players with scouting reports. Each report will include strengths, weaknesses and background information. Here’s our report on Christian Mahogany. Christian Mahogany’S 2024 NFL COMBINE RESULTS Height: 6-foot-3 Weight: 314 40-yard dash: 5.13 10-yard split: 1.74 Vertical jump: 32.5″
The Detroit Lions traded up, again, in the fourth round and selected Utah’s Sione Vaki. Though he was commonly listed as a safety throughout the draft process, Vaki was announced as a running back when the Lions selected him. Detroit is no stranger to players that made the switch from defense to offense, such as
The Detroit Lions certainly had an unconventional 2024 NFL Draft. Lions general manager Brad Holmes traded up four times in the first six rounds—digging twice into 2025 draft picks for 2024 fourth-round picks. There were also a few surprising picks along the way. They opened the draft with back-to-back cornerback selections, and then early on…
The 2024 NFL draft is finally here and we here at Pride of Detroit will be covering each of the Detroit Lions drafted players with an array of in-depth articles. But for those who want to be able to track the team’s progress without sorting through the front page of the website, this will offer…