We can nitpick about positional value or debate the merits of immediate draft grades, but ultimately, the man in charge is the man in charge. Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes told us before the draft that he was going to do whatever he wants, and he doesn’t care about your mock drafts. That doesn’t…
With the 2023 NFL Draft officially in the rearview mirror for the Detroit Lions, here are some instant reactions and grades to every pick. Another NFL draft is in the books. As the Detroit Lions continue to ascend as an organization, this was another important draft to support the developing core as the team attempts
After yet another trade by Detroit Lions’ general manager Brad Holmes to move up to pick 45 of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Lions selected University of Alabama defensive back Brian Branch. Branch was one of the more interesting prospects in this draft cycle for several reasons. In a lot of circles, Branch is highly…
On Saturday, the Detroit Lions traded running back D’Andre Swift for a 2025 fourth-round pick and a swap of seventh-round picks with the Philadelphia Eagles. It wasn’t an unexpected trade after the Lions spent the 12th overall pick in the draft on Jahmyr Gibbs, an obvious replacement for Swift.
We know that most analysts heavily criticized the Detroit Lions for their picks in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. We also know that they were determined to be a Day 2 “winners” by many media members. So now that the Lions’ entire draft class has come into focus, how do writers feel…
The Detroit Lions survived another three-day draftapalooza, reeling in eight new players during the NFL draft 2023. Brad Holmes, the team’s third-year general manager, made six trades in all, five while he was on the draft clock, to boost a roster and depth chart favored to win the NFC North crown. Draft grades, taken with
We won’t know for a year or three whether Brad Holmes made the right picks in the 2023 NFL draft. He landed five of the draft’s top 60 or so prospects, but eschewed positional value in Round 1, and took on injury risk to do so on Day 2. But in his third year as
It’s gotta be the sweatshirt, right? After all, how many NFL general managers hit a news conference podium repping their coach on their chest? As Brad Holmes did Saturday afternoon at Detroit Lions headquarters in Allen Park when he sported a black sweatshirt with a large photo of Dan Campbell ironed onto it? (Not that
Here’s how the first-round selections in the 2023 NFL Draft measured up against FanSided’s 2023 NFL Draft Big Board featuring the Top 50 players. The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft didn’t go exactly as planned, but then again, it never does. Some picks were predictable for valid reasons, such as the Carolina Panthers
The appeal of the NFL draft is that it’s shopping with someone else’s money. You get to cheer, criticize, yell “Buy!” or “Don’t buy!” and it doesn’t cost you a thing. The one person whom it does cost — and therefore the only one who matters — is the general manager. In the case of
Allen Park — By now, it’s an annual NFL Draft tradition for Lions general manager Brad Holmes. Once the pick is in, the viral celebration erupts. And the furniture in the Lions’ war room takes a serious beating. It started two years ago when Detroit landed Penei Sewell with the seventh overall pick. And it
The Detroit Lions took Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker in the third round of the NFL draft, but Hooker isn’t the only rookie signal-caller they’re adding to their roster. Former Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez agreed to an undrafted rookie deal with the Lions on Saturday. Martinez, who made a pre-draft visit to the Lions in
Allen Park — With the 2023 NFL Draft complete, the Detroit Lions have begun to reach out to undrafted players to fill out the roster. Below will be a list of prospects who have reportedly agreed with the team. Note: There is some fluidity with these announcements because the agreements won’t be formalized for a
With no real role for D’Andre Swift in the present, Brad Holmes had to do the right thing for the Detroit Lions‘ future. The Lions traded Swift to the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday, two days after they used their first-round pick on Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs. In return, they received a 2025 fourth-round pick