DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 01: D’Andre Swift #32 of the Detroit Lions runs the ball for a touchdown during the third quarter in the game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field on January 01, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown reads bad pre-draft evaluations (video)
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Detroit Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Detroit Lions needs in the 2023 NFL draft. This is the seventh in an eight-part series. It’s good business practice in the NFL to draft at least one offensive lineman a year. Good ones are hard to find, take
With a few days remaining before the NFL Draft, it felt like a great time to run a Detroit Lions mailbag. Let’s see what’s on your mind. ▶ Question: Which mid-round wide receiver do you think would be the best fit for the Lions? — @TeachingZeus ▶ Answer: I’ll give you three mid- to late-rounders who fit
The biggest question for the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Draft is almost too obvious to even mention. The Detroit Lions will be on the clock twice in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday night, at No. 6 and No. 18. Barring a move up or down from those spots,
When Brad Holmes traded up to draft Jameson Williams last spring, he did so knowing Williams was unlikely to play a key role on the Detroit Lions offense as a rookie because of the knee injury he suffered in college. The pick was, essentially, a future’s bet — one whose odds became a little longer
They took their lumps, and now they’re ready to take a leap. But what should give you even more hope if you’re a Lions fan heading into this week’s NFL Draft is just how limber Brad Holmes is feeling as general manager. In two-plus years on the job in Detroit, Holmes has completely overhauled the
Whether or when the Detroit Lions draft a quarterback this year is to be determined, but they are being regarded as a ‘safe’ landing spot for one of the top prospects at the position. The Detroit Lions may draft a quarterback this year, and in some sense they should with an eye on the future
With a six-game suspension now costing him a chunk of his second NFL season, Jameson Williams’ fantasy value is just about in the tank right now. When the Detroit Lions moved up to take him in last year’s draft, they (and Lions fans) knew Jameson Williams‘ rookie season was going to be largely a redshirt
The Detroit Lions could look to make an addition to their linebacking corps in the draft, and these 5 look like particularly good fits. By all easy to see indications and deeper accounts, the Detroit Lions like their group of linebackers. But a closer looks says Malcolm Rodriguez (a sixth-round steal last year) is a
Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Detroit Lions needs in the 2023 NFL draft. This is the sixth in an eight-part series: The Lions had a long-term need at both the wide receiver and tight end positions before Jameson Williams and two other receivers were suspended
The Detroit Lions have all kinds of options in the 2023 NFL Draft, so could they trade down in the first round? The upcoming draft is full of options for the Detroit Lions. The list of urgent need areas is certainly shorter than it has been in awhile, but eyes should be on the future
This has been a spring of dreams for Detroit Lions fans, as the team’s late surge last season — 8-2 in their final 10 games following a 1-6 start — and canny free-agent pickups have made the franchise the preseason front-runner in the NFC North. Lions fans are hoping that as the NFL draft gets
Dre Bly measured 5 feet 9½ coming out of college, but the Detroit Lions’ new cornerbacks coach jokes that he’s grown since then. “I think I’m right at 5-10,” Bly said earlier this month. “But most little guys, we say we’re bigger than we actually are.” What Bly lacked in size and speed — he
By this time last year, the Detroit Lions had a pretty good handle on who they would take with the No. 2 pick in the draft. If Aidan Hutchinson went first overall, the Lions were eyeballing Travon Walker. If Walker was gone, the Lions would run to the podium with a card bearing Hutchinson’s name.