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The Detroit Lions love linebacker perhaps more than any other team in the NFL. They spent a first-round pick on one in 2023 (Jack Campbell), they just handed another an extension (Derrick Barnes), and despite having a bunch of special teams players on the roster already, they added another one during free agency this offseason…

The Detroit Lions are in unfamiliar territory. For decades, the NFL Draft was one of the most exciting offseason events for Lions fans, as they were typically selecting somewhere in the top 10. Every year, they had a chance at picking the best offensive or defensive player in the entire draft class—and sometimes they did!

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes may say he doesn’t draft for need, but in 2025, he may not have much of a choice. The 2025 NFL Draft class is filled with defensive end talent that drives deep into Day 2. And while Detroit could get by in 2025 without adding an immediate impact player…

Are you ready to draft? It’s finally here, and all the nattering and nonsense will soon vanish. Brad Holmes urged everyone to sit back and enjoy the show, but that will never happen; the chase is always greater than the catch, and people want to know if it’s going to rain tomorrow.

Our 2025 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft concluded its first round earlier this week. Now it’s time to dive into the second round. Our selected Pride of Detroit commenters have been working behind the scenes to make their picks for 31 teams, while Erik Schlitt is representing the Detroit Lions.

The Grit Index series rollout continues with the grittiest linebackers in the 2025 NFL Draft. If you missed any of our previous articles in this series, make sure you check them out: Only a handful of players make it to the top tier of the Grit Index, and so far (amongst the articles published), we’ve…

With less than a week until the 2025 NFL Draft, we’re delivering our final Mock Draft Roundup of the offseason. Unfortunately, if you’re looking for clarity on who the Detroit Lions will select, you’re going to have to sift through a lot of overreactions to general manager Brad Holmes’ pre-draft press conference to find answers.

We are nearly there. With the 2025 NFL Draft just days away, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes had his pre-draft press conference this week to help set the table ahead of next weekend. And similarly to Lions coach Dan Campbell, Holmes seems to do his best with telling it like it is with the…

There’s been no shortage of talk about improving the Detroit Lions’ defensive line in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. And while Lions general manager Brad Holmes may have spoken this week about how they are not overly concerned with drafting for need, this year’s class of players offers several prospects who would meet Detroit’s qualifications…

The Grit Index series rollout continues with the grittiest edge rushers in the 2025 NFL Draft. If you missed any of our previous articles in this series, make sure you check out: It’s important to remember that this entire system is based on collecting data from draft analysts’ opinions of prospects, making it an imperfect…

Meko Scott and I (Morgan Cannon) are back on the Pride of Detroit YouTube channel discussing the Detroit Lions hosting University of Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden on a pre-draft visit. In short, we breakdown why we believe this is simply Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes doing his due diligence on a top prospect…

It’s been a weird week when it comes to defensive backs, the 2025 NFL Draft, and the Detroit Lions. It started with former Michigan cornerback Will Johnson. Once presumed a top-10 pick before a 2024 season didn’t go as planned, Johnson held a pre-draft workout this week, and some NFL draft experts were not impressed.…

The first round is coming to a close in our 2025 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. While there is still a full round left in our mock, this is the end of our individual picks post. After this, we’ll run through all the picks that run up to the Detroit Lions’ pick at 60…

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes held his annual pre-draft press conference on Thursday morning. While these are largely uninformative media sessions, as NFL teams attempt to hide their intentions for next week’s 2025 NFL Draft, Holmes is generally one of the more honest and open general managers in the NFL.

The Detroit Lions don’t draft for immediate need, and general manager Brad Holmes wants you to know that. During his pre-draft press conference, Holmes reiterated—several times—that chasing need is something this team isn’t interested in doing, and hasn’t been how they’ve operated in the past.

The Grit Index has returned and we’re unveiling the results in a new series of articles. We have already examined the grittiest offensive skill players and offensive linemen in the 2025 NFL Draft class, and next up, we take a look at which interior defensive linemen should be on the Detroit Lions radar.

The start of 2025 NFL Draft is just one week away and for a second year in a row, there’s only one certainty for the Detroit Lions: uncertainty. In a draft where there’s little consensus beyond the top-15 or so picks, it’s hard to get a sense of which prospects might be available once the…

Sai’vion (say-vee-ahn) Jones is a long-levered, heavy-handed defensive end prospect who consistently opens up a can of whoop-ass. His play is the exact style that could appeal to Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes as a fit for Kelvin Sheppard’s defense in the late Day 2 or early Day 3 range. Below are my observations…

It’s likely even the most casual football fan has had a fiery Dan Campbell locker room speech come across their social media feed. The impassioned speeches, going viral week after week as watchers are moved by his powerful, heartfelt words. As part of a new initiative “Peak” that covers leadership and personal development through sports,…

Way back during his end-of-season press conference in January, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said he would not ignore the team’s offensive line this offseason. “That’s the engine for us,” Holmes said. “And so, I don’t care how good we ever get on the offensive line, that one right there is too important for…