Pride of Detroit

Another year, another NFL Draft has come and gone. While the atmosphere wasn’t as electric and energetic as last year in Detroit, Green Bay did an alright job hosting the draft in 2025. The Detroit Lions won the NFC North divisional title in back-to-back years for the first time, and the other teams in the…

The Detroit Lions have been anything but passive in the middle rounds of the draft in the last three years. In 2023, Lions general manager Brad Holmes packaged two fifth-round picks to go from 122 to 96 in order to grab defensive tackle Brodric Martin. Last year, the Lions spent a future third-round pick in…

The Detroit Lions entered the 2025 NFL Draft with fewer holes in their roster than we have seen in any recent memory. There was no guarantee that whoever they selected in round one, let alone two, three, and beyond, would be a starter, let alone a star. That’s a far cry from the years where…

Without a doubt, the most polarizing move the Detroit Lions made in the 2025 NFL Draft was their aggressive trade up from 102 to the 70th pick in order to draft Arkansas wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa. That pick received the lowest grade from our fans, and it’s running away with the vote for “least favorite…

As we continue to dig into the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft class, we wanted to give the entire staff a voice to share their overall thoughts on how Brad Holmes and company performed over the weekend. This is the first installment in a seven-part series of Lions draft superlatives. Here are the seven questions we’re…

The Detroit Lions traded a 2025 third-round pick and two 2026 third-round picks in order to select Isaac TeSlaa, a wide receiver out of Arkansas. TeSlaa is a Michigan native who played collegiately at Hillsdale College before transferring to the SEC. The Lions met with him throughout the pre-draft process and clearly loved him enough…

With the 2025 NFL Draft behind us, it’s an ideal time to take a look at the Detroit Lions roster and project where the team’s new players fit into the depth chart. During the draft, the Lions acquired seven new draft picks to their roster, and another reported 11 undrafted free agents—though that will put…

Things are not all doom and gloom for the Detroit Lions depth chart. While some players are at risk of losing a starting role or a roster spot, this post-draft period also highlights how beneficial the NFL Draft was for others. The Lions only had so many draft picks to play with, meaning not every…

Immediately following the Detroit Lions’ first-round selection of Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams, we published an SB Nation Reacts Survey asking fans for their grade of the pick. Most fans expected the Lions to draft a defensive lineman with their first selection—falling in line with the betting odds from the good folks over at…

Now that the 2025 NFL Draft is over, the focus can transition to the 2026 NFL Draft, right? Oh yeah, a whole season must be played before we can get there. While that will be entertaining, it is fun to take a peek at what next year’s draft could look like.

The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books, and the Detroit Lions have over a half-dozen new athletes committed to wearing Honolulu blue. Questions remain for the Lions, and the media and fans have plenty to ask about things like edge rushers (did the Lions do enough, and will Ahmed Hassanein be a revelation in…

When our favorite NFL team drafts a player, we immediately have questions of: “Who is this guy? What kind of player is he? What kind of person is he?” Tyleik Williams, who the Detroit Lions selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, may be a bit of an unknown to the casual…

As teams get better, the number of available starting roles diminishes. The 2021 Detroit Lions, kickstarting a rebuild, had to rely on players from Day 3 to fill their roster vacancies. However, as the Lions have turned things around, those starting opportunities have disappeared for many rookies. In 2024, the Lions’ only immediate starter was…

With their final pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected their third player from the University of Georgia: slot receiver Dominic Lovett. After two seasons at Missouri, where he led the Tigers in receiving, Lovett transferred to Georgia to take his game to the next level. While he maintained a starting slot…

After a disappointing finish to their best season ever, the Detroit Lions aimed to add talent to their roster to prevent making the same mistake again in 2025. The biggest obstacle the team had to overcome last season was the numerous injuries, and depth was more important to them than any other team in the…

The Detroit Lions have not shied away from bold moves in the NFL draft under general manager Brad Holmes. Whether it’s a 20-spot trade-up in the first round to grab a speedy wide receiver coming off a torn ACL or throwing positional value into the trash by grabbing a running back with the 12th overall…

The Detroit Lions drafted their fourth trench player in the 2025 NFL Draft when they selected Boise State’s Ahmed Hassanein, an edge defender, in the sixth round. He’s young and relatively inexperienced, but he was extremely productive in his final season with the Broncos and has an insane work ethic with a large developmental ceiling.

Can Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes prove them all wrong again? The grades are in for the 2025 NFL Draft classes, and the Lions are near the bottom of the class again. The general consensus around the Lions’ class revolves around two main criticisms: Detroit took too long to address their need at edge…

The Detroit Lions are reportedly signing an undrafted rookie with an interesting tie to another NFL player. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Lions are signing former Syracuse and Georgia wide receiver Jackson Meeks to an undrafted rookie deal worth $200,000 guaranteed. But what makes this signing extra interesting is the fact that Meeks…

The defense for the Detroit Lions could use all the bodies they can get after the injuries they suffered in 2024. Safety was a position group that could use more bodies, and in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Lions selected Dan Jackson, a safety out of Georgia. The selection gives Detroit…