Halfway through the 2025 NFL Draft, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes reminded the media that the player acquisition phase does not end with the draft. “We’ll keep looking. I mean, we’ll turn over every stone. There are other avenues in the player acquisition process, so it doesn’t stop at the draft,” Holmes said.
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In addition to the seven selected players in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions have also reportedly added another 11 rookies to their roster from the undrafted free agent (UDFA) market. This year’s UDFA class comes in twos. Amongst this class, Lions general manager Brad Holmes targeted a pair of running backs, wide receivers,…
The Detroit Lions are entering rare territory for the Brad Holmes regime: not every draft pick is safe. From Holmes’ debut 2021 draft class all the way up to 2024, only one Lions draft pick (James Houston) failed to make the initial 53-man roster in their rookie season—barring injured players like Hendon Hooker. Jermar Jefferson…
I understand this is part of the NFL draft process: assigning grades to a group of players who have not taken any snaps in the league. With that said, and stop me if you have heard this before, but there are people out there that have a lot to say about the Detroit Lions’ 2025…
The Detroit Lions are at a point in their roster development where they no longer expect anyone other than their first—and maybe second—picks in the NFL Draft to come in and be immediate starters. Detroit came into the 2025 NFL Draft with really only one or two starting spots available on the roster, and every…
With the NFL Draft behind us, Detroit Lions training camp will be here before you know it. While rookie minicamp and OTAs will give us a taste of the 2025 Lions team, the limitations on practice at that point in the offseason will restrict our ability to scout both the team and individual players.
First up in our film review of the Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft class is first-round pick and defensive tackle out of Ohio State, Tyleik Williams. If you are looking for a video to go along with this written film study, be sure to check out our work over on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel.
With the 2025 NFL Draft now in the rearview, many NFL fans are now setting their sights on May 14, which is set to be the league’s schedule release day. In the past, not much was made of the occasion, but over the last several years, much like they do with anything and everything—the NFL…
Ever since his brutal leg injury against the Dallas Cowboys last October, we’ve been patiently awaiting the return of Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson. A month ago at The Masters golf tournament, Hutchinson revealed he was in the final stages of his rehab, and that appears to have been the truth.
The Detroit Lions’ 2025 draft wasn’t really about value. Detroit was aggressive in grabbing three top-70 players, trading up twice with negative trade value. No one will care if the players they grabbed hit, but by some metrics Detroit’s picks quite literally had the lowest value in the league.
We can stand here all we want and try to break down the Detroit Lions’ 2025 NFL Draft class all we want. But isn’t it better to just hear it from the man who drafted them himself? Lions general manager Brad Holmes met with the media after every night of the draft, he talked to…
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes knows that his most questioned pick in the 2025 NFL Draft was Arkansas wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa—particularly after a costly trade up in the third round. But during a radio appearance on 97.1 The Ticket this week, Holmes admitted that while he may not have been the best receiver…
When looking back on NFL Draft results, sometimes it’s not the decision that a general manager made, but a decision they didn’t make that sank their careers. For example, the New York Jets selected safety Jamal Adams with the sixth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Adams turned out to be an All-Pro defender…
To fully enjoy the 2025 NFL Draft, the best method is to completely admit that you know nothing. Even if you’re a draft junkie and spend months grinding film, reading profiles, and running your own mock drafts, it pales in comparison to the information NFL teams have—and they routinely mess it up. Detroit Lions general…