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Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has earned a reputation for being aggressive in the NFL Draft. Through five drafts thus far, he’s traded up 12 times during the NFL Draft, while he’s only traded down three times. In the past two drafts alone, he’s traded up eight times but hasn’t traded down once. During […]
If you look at any Detroit Lions mock draft these days, you’ll almost certainly see an offensive tackle or defensive end mocked to them with a first or second-round pick (or both). It’s almost universally viewed as the team’s biggest needs going into next week 2026 NFL Draft. But during his pre-draft press conference on […]
According to several reports, former Detroit Lions cornerback Chris Payton-Jones died on Saturday night in a fatal car crash in Florida. Payton-Jones first joined the Lions in 2018 after going undrafted following a four-year stint at Nebraska. Though Payton-Jones didn’t make the team that year, he returned to Detroit in 2020 after spending two seasons […]
As of right now, the wide receiver position in Cleveland is looking pretty bleak, with only Jerry Jeudy, Cedric Tillman, and Isaiah Bond having experience running legitimate routes for the team in 2025. The good thing is that they have two excellent opportunities to add a playmaker in round one of the 2026 NFL Draft. […]
Despite their success last season, the Chicago Bears remained owned by the Detroit Lions in 2025, losing to their rival twice during the regular season. With a wildly successful season under first-time head coach Ben Johnson, they’re hoping to take their franchise to another level and get out from under the thumb of the Lions. […]
While many Detroit Lions fans were understandably upset about how the 2025 season went, the Philadelphia Eagles fell nearly as far. After winning the Super Bowl in the 2024 season, the Eagles just never looked right in 2025. Sure, they finished 11-6, but their offense was a disaster last year (19th in scoring) and they […]
With less than two weeks until the 2026 NFL Draft, analysts are fine-tuning their mock drafts after months of collecting information. In this installment of the mock draft roundup, the majority of projections—62 of the 66 we explored—are pairing the Detroit Lions with an offensive lineman in the first round. Let’s take a look at […]
How do good teams approach the draft? When it comes to the NFL draft, good teams tend to prioritize their biggest future needs early on. Fans are eager to see the biggest remaining questions on the roster right now addressed early. When looking at the Lions’ situation, it’s easy to get gridlocked into the idea […]
Earlier this week, we published our latest SB Nation Reacts survey, sponsored by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook, asking Detroit Lions fans the question: Which OT is the best prospect for the Lions in the 2026 NFL draft? For this exercise, we provided Lions fans with six offensive tackle prospects to choose from and […]
Of the many events of the NFL offseason, most would agree that the NFL Draft is the king of them all. It is the time of year when teams can make the biggest wholesale changes to their roster, and in turn, their team’s future. For example, think back to the 2021 NFL Draft. The Detroit […]
Is it just me, or is the time that takes place between the end of the Super Bowl and the draft the slowest moving portion of the calendar each year? Where the fall feels like it is moving at 1.5 speed, the end of Winter feels the exact opposite. With that said. we are now […]
The Carolina Panthers are on the clock for our 2026 NFL mock draft, as selected by our Pride of Detroit community. Representing the Panthers are commenter… LionsFaninCarolina. Imagine that. It’s almost like I made that happen on purpose. Before we get to the pick, head to our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft tracker. […]
We’re officially just two weeks away from the 2026 NFL Draft. In a lot of ways, we’re in the golden era of Detroit Lions drafts. Despite his two most recent drafts yet to bear a ton of fruit, Lions general manager Brad Holmes has rightfully earned a reputation as being an impressively good college scouter. […]
After the Detroit Lions have made their pick in our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, it’s time to continue with our site-wide, two-round mock. As a reminder, this mock is being completed by our community. We have 31 of our most loyal commenters acting as general manager for 31 teams. Erik Schlitt picked […]
Our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock is well underway, and over the past week, we have seen members of our community make selections for the first 16 picks, putting the Detroit Lions on the clock. (Track each pick here.) As we do every year in this exercise, we picked a handful of players that Lions fans […]
Throughout the offseason, SB Nation will host surveys for NFL fans, sponsored by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook. For Pride of Detroit, we are tasked with fielding questions from Detroit Lions fans, and with the 2026 NFL Draft just over two weeks away, we’ve steered this week’s question in that direction. Most people have settled […]
The Detroit Lions are on the clock in our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft! But before we reveal Erik Schlitt’s pick for the Lions, let’s break down who has been picked, and the logical candidates to be Detroit’s pick in this scenario. Here’s how the board has fallen through 16 picks. You can […]
On Monday night, the Michigan Wolverines defeated the UConn Huskies to win the Men’s Basketball Championship for the 2025-26 season. The title comes just a few years after the Wolverines’ football team also produced a National Championship. And later this week, the men’s hockey team will compete in the Frozen Four to potentially make it […]
NFL Draft rumor season is here, and that means you should take every word in this article with a grain of salt. But when a high-profile draft expert drops an interesting line about the Detroit Lions, we have a hard time ignoring it completely. The latest comes from long-time NFL Draft expert—and former NFL scout—Daniel […]
Suddenly, the Detroit Lions’ safety room is feeling a bit crowded. On Monday, the Lions announced that they’ve re-signed veteran defensive back Avonte Maddox. Immediate contract details were not made available. Maddox returns to the team after a very solid first season in Detroit in 2025. The former fourth-round pick spent his first seven seasons […]
The Detroit Lions are officially on the clock in our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. This draft, which includes 31 of our community’s most devoted commenters acting as 31 general managers, has now approached the 16th overall pick. That is owned by the New York Jets, and the acting general manager for the […]
We are inching closer to the Detroit Lions’ selection in our 2026 NFL mock draft, as created by our community. As a reminder, in this mock draft, our most devoted commenters are acting as general manager for each team. We’ve got 31 different members of our community representing 31 different teams, and Erik Schlitt is […]
By the time that the 2026 regular season rolls around, the Detroit Lions’ starting lineup could look quite different to 2025. For one, the Lions have lost multiple contributors in free agency. The Lions have supplemented these departures with external signings and will continue to do so with the NFL Draft. However, there is also […]
The Detroit Lions are just three picks away from being on the clock in our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. Only the Ravens, Buccaneers, and Jets stand in the way of the Lions (headed by Erik Schlitt in this year’s mock) getting the best player they can get. As a reminder, our month-long […]
Earlier this week, we published our latest SB Nation Reacts survey, sponsored by the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook, asking Detroit Lions fans one question: Would you prefer the Lions to shift Penei Sewell to LT or keep him at RT? For this hypothetical exercise, most Lions fans said their preferences aligned with what coach […]