The Detroit Lions continued to throw off draft experts on the opening night of the 2023 NFL Draft by selecting Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell with the 18th overall pick. Campbell was the first linebacker off the board, and many analysts had him as the best prospect at his position. Others argue that linebacker isn’t a…
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The Detroit Lions have selected Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell with the 18th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. My grade: C+ With the Lions’ first selection of Jahmyr Gibbs setting a disappointing tone for the night, many were quick to call this pick a dud. I’m not thrilled about it, but I don’t hate…
Some say the NFL Draft has become an overhyped mess. I disagree strongly. While I am not the biggest fan of the months leading up to the draft, the actual night of the event is spectacular. For one, it’s an emotional night for so many people. For the players, it’s the culmination of the impossibly…
The NFL Draft is a marathon. While football addicts may love to watch every single second of the three-day, multiple-hour event, some may simply not have the time to do so. Or maybe they want to keep in touch with the NBA and NHL playoffs currently happening around the country.
The 2023 NFL Draft is only hours away and for those looking for a refresher on where the Detroit Lions roster sits, here’s a quick breakdown of the team’s depth chart before the main event. Keep in mind, teams’ rosters are expanded to up to 90 players during the offseason. Currently, the Lions have 68…
We’ve made it. The 2023 NFL Draft kicks off its three-day event on Thursday night and we have all the coverage details you’ll want to know on how to watch, stream, or listen to the extravaganza. The NFL has plenty of options to watch the NFL Draft with a variety of personalities covering the big…
What if I were to tell you that one of the most athletic and intriguing prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft was from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula? Crazy, right? Well, what if I then told you that he had all but given up on organized sports back in 2019? Sound like a Disney movie yet? Well,…
The NFL Draft is now just over a day away, and it’s always one of the more exciting days on the Detroit Lions annual schedule. In previous years, that’s because the team hasn’t been so good, so we had to empty all of our hopes and dreams into the NFL Draft. But this year, it’s…
Congratulations, you’ve made it this far! You’re part of an elite group of people who chose to read the article instead of reacting on social media to the headline. Chances are, you’re at least intrigued to see what kind of argument can be made for the Detroit Lions to draft yet another tight end in…
Here at Pride of Detroit, it has become an annual tradition to run these “Why the Detroit Lions should draft…” articles in the days leading up to the NFL Draft. It’s a fun way to see differing points of view on the Lions’ strategy while also highlighting the fact that sometimes there are multiple right…
Two decades ago, nobody in NFL circles would have batted an eye at a running back being selected in the first round of the draft. Now? It has become increasingly rare as overall stock in running backs has been on the decline for some time now. The days of a single player toting the rock…
We are literally just a day away from the 2023 NFL Draft and that means it’s time for us to deliver our final Detroit Lions mock drafts of the season. In this edition—our third of the offseason—Ryan Mathews and I (Erik Schlitt) have joined forces to produce a joint mock draft. If you missed our…
With around 48 hours until the 2023 NFL Draft, some of the local Detroit Lions beat is starting to drop their final mocks of the season. Earlier this week, our own Mike Payton dropped an ambition mock that included a trade up to Pick 3. But let’s see what the beat around town is doing…
As part of our continued effort to reach out to the Detroit Lions community, we are going to try something new this week—something we’ve never done on this website before. We’ve done typically question/answer sessions either through the mailbag, through our Midweek Mailbag or our Spotify Live (RIP) call-in shows. Now, it’s time to reward…