If you were in Detroit for the 2024 NFL draft weekend, you were definitely not alone. After a Thursday night that saw over 275,000 fans in downtown Detroit to experience the first round, the enthusiastic crowd did not diminish. Local officials placed the three-day crowd for the 2024 NFL draft at over 775,000. That breaks
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The 2024 NFL draft ended with the Jets selecting Mr. Irrelevant, but the player selection process did not end there. Like the other 31 NFL teams, the Detroit Lions got busy in signing undrafted free agents to the roster. The team has found some useful UDFAs over the recent years. Two UDFAs from last year’s
NFL analyst Warren Sharp considers the Detroit Lions’ 2024 NFL Draft selections to be the “Most Valuable Draft Class” based on a new metric. Sharp has come up with Draft Capital Over Expectation (DCOE), a formula that compiles mock drafts and big boards from reputable sources in order to assign a “value” to each draft-eligible
In the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected Christian Mahogany out of Boston College. He was originally thought of as a guy who could go on Day 2, but saw himself fall to the sixth round for reasons that Brad Holmes said he’d keep within the organization. A violent guard
Detroit put on one heck of a draft weekend. The host city received a tremendous amount of praise for a wonderful, well-run, fan-friendy 2024 NFL draft. The hometown Lions gave the fans a lot to cheer about, too. Detroit and GM Brad Holmes First round: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold with
With the 210th pick in the 2024 NFL draft, the Detroit Lions selected Boston College guard Christian Mahogany. Mahogany played both right and left guard for the Eagles, playing the final run at right guard. After missing the 2022 season with a knee injury, Mahogany returned and was one of the best offensive linemen in
The Detroit Lions traded up, again, in the fourth round and selected Utah’s Sione Vaki. Though he was commonly listed as a safety throughout the draft process, Vaki was announced as a running back when the Lions selected him. Detroit is no stranger to players that made the switch from defense to offense, such as
Ennis Rakestraw is the newest Detroit Lions cornerback, joining the team one round after the Lions selected fellow SEC CB Terrion Arnold from Alabama in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. The two didn’t know each other until the draft process began. In fact, the Lions had the duo come in for their
Catching Lions fans by surprise, the Detroit Lions selected Missouri cornerback Ennis Rakestraw with the 61st overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. This caught fans off guard because on the opening night of the draft, the Lions moved up and selected Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold with the 24th overall pick. Now some may look
Following the selection of Terrion Arnold in the first round, the Detroit Lions continued to bolster their cornerback corps by drafting Missouri CB Ennis Rakestraw with their second-round pick, initiating a comprehensive overhaul of last year’s cornerback room. The decision to pick consecutive cornerbacks may have surprised observers, but Rakestraw embodies the qualities the Lions
The Detroit Lions pulled something of a surprise in selecting Missouri cornerback Ennis Rakestraw with the 61st overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft. It’s not that Rakestraw was an unknown prospect; he was one of the most commonly projected players to Detroit in the early portion of the offseason. Yet after taking Alabama CB
What an opening night of the 2024 NFL Draft! As always, the draft is most unpredictable and one scenario that may have crossed our minds as fans but never seemed realistic was the Lions moving up to select Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold. Fortunately, that’s exactly what the Lions did on Thursday night. As the Dallas
The Detroit Lions are currently sitting at pick 61, near the end of the second round. They currently do not have a third round pick after trading it last night to move up and take Terrion Arnold. This puts them in a tough situation for the second day of the draft. While there are still
GM Brad Holmes has once again demonstrated his willingness to make bold moves in the draft to secure top talent for the Detroit Lions. Trading up from the 29th to the 24th pick, Holmes orchestrated a move to acquire Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold, one of the premier defensive prospects in this year’s draft class. The