For the past several offseason, the Detroit Lions have targeted the cornerback position as both a short and long-term position of need. Now, in 2025, it seems they are well set up for both. But with a little closer look at the depth chart and contract lengths, there does appear to be one significant need…
Our 2025 Pride of Detroit Community Mock is nearing its conclusion and the Detroit Lions are back on the clock with the No. 60 overall pick. If you missed it earlier, the Lions landed Boston College edge rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku with pick No. 28 in this mock draft series. You can see how the rest…
The 2025 NFL Draft is less than a week away and the Detroit Lions still have a need at defense line. Our guy Curtis Steele of @BossUpBallOut breaks down his drart crush Shemar Stewart. Do you think the Detroit Lions will grab an impact defensive player in the first round? #onepride #lionnation #americanfootballteam #football #lions
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.
The Detroit Lions have A LOT of options in the 2025 NFL draft but our guy Spencer Raxter believes that TRADING BACK and moving OUT of the first round is the best possibility. Spencer breaks down the roster construction, drafting pattern, future contracts, recent interviews and comments from the Detroit Lions to explain his point.
On this episode of the Twentyman in the Huddle podcast presented by Microsoft, Tim Twentyman previews the 2025 NFL Draft next week by hosting Detroit Lions Director of College Scouting Brian Hudspeth and NFL.com media analyst Daniel Jeremiah. First, Tim welcomes Brian to the studio who gives us a glimpse into what the final week
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…