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The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books and, as usual, it was full of surprises. The Arizona Cardinals went running back with the third-overall pick. The Los Angeles Rams selected a quarterback in the first round as an heir to Matthew Stafford. Jermod McCoy fell all the way to the fourth round amid concerns […]
The Detroit Lions’ 2026 NFL Draft class has been established, but they’re far from closing out their weekend. Teams will now scurry to sign players who went undrafted—commonly known as UDFAs—to fill out the rest of their roster. The Lions should be pretty active during this process. Including this year’s draft class, they have 76 […]
Just about every time Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has talked to the media, he’s been asked about the health of the safety room—and for good reason. There remains a lot of uncertainty and mystery around a knee injury that held Kerby Joseph out for the majority of last season. And fans are eager […]
The Detroit Lions spent their first two picks in the 2026 NFL Draft building up the offensive and defensive line, then went back to the trenches near the end of Day 3, selecting Texas Tech defensive lineman Skyler Gill-Howard in the sixth round. Gill-Howard was the highest-ranked defensive lineman in this year’s Grit Index (9.42), […]
The best part of NFL Draft weekend is the moments. In an instant, lives are changed forever and dreams are fulfilled. While in the past, these cherished moments were only shared with close family and friends of the players drafted, with the advent of cell phone cameras, they’re now shared almost universally. When a draft […]
With the 2026 NFL Draft in the books, the grades are starting to pour in from all around the internet. And while it’s malpractice to grade a draft class without so much as seeing the players take the field for their respective teams, there is room to assess how well a team did in addressing […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is over, and now has come the time when everyone picks apart every team’s draft. Who won? What grade did they get? Why did that team reach, or how did that general manager get another steal? All of this is speculation, and all of it is extremely premature. But we indulge, […]
The Detroit Lions’ 2026 NFL draft class is in the books. After three days of patience, trades, and exciting moments, the Lions have come out with seven new players. While Lions don’t draft for immediate need, they certainly appeared to aggressively attack their needs in this draft. In the first round, the Lions grabbed their […]
The Detroit Lions’ goal is to improve in 2026 and get back to the playoffs, with hopes of making their first-ever Super Bowl. After a somewhat quiet free agency, the team shifted its focus to the 2026 NFL Draft. Unlike last year, Detroit had more needs heading into the draft. The Lions have some tough […]
The dust has settled on the 2026 NFL Draft, and you’ve either had a night to sleep on it, or a night to grind highlights of all of your favorite team’s pick. I won’t tell you which of those I did. The Detroit Lions made a total of seven selections over the weekend, adding to […]
To finish off the 2026 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions drafted EDGE Tyre West out of Tennessee in the seventh round. Not only did Lions general manager Brad Holmes draft an EDGE early, but he also took another one late, giving them more options and competition. The thing about West is he’s projected to be […]
The Detroit Lions added to their offensive skill players group in round five of the 2026 NFL Draft, selecting wide receiver Kendrick Law. A dynamic slot option who thrives on yards after the catch (YAC), Law will give the Lions another option to compete for the vacated Kalif Raymond role. Let’s take a look at […]
The Detroit Lions are reportedly signing former Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer as an undrafted free agent, per Tom Pelissero. Altmyer originally enrolled at Ole Miss, but after getting beat out by Jaxson Dart in 2022, he transferred to Illinois and became a three-year starter for the Illini. In those three years, he completed 64.4 percent […]
With the 2026 NFL Draft weekend upon us, teams will introduce their latest rookie class to the league in hopes of having them become part of the next Super Bowl puzzle. The draft also means finalizing past trades that included future draft picks. That includes a deal made in August, which moved wide receiver Tim […]
General manager Brad Holmes and the Detroit Lions have never been afraid to make bold moves, and they did exactly that last offseason in a major trade up on draft day for wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa. Detroit moved up 30 spots last April to acquire TeSlaa atop the third round, sending away a pair of […]
To finish up the sixth round at pick 205, the Detroit Lions selected defensive tackle Skyler Gill-Howard from Texas Tech. After dipping into the offensive side of the football, Lions general manager Brad Holmes moved back to the defensive side. In typical Holmes fashion, he drafted a player who’s coming off an injury. Gill-Howard suffered […]
With the 2026 NFL Draft weekend upon us, teams will introduce their latest rookie class to the league in hopes of having them become part of the next Super Bowl puzzle. The draft also means finalizing past trades that included future draft picks. That includes a deal made in November 2024, which sent Za’Darius Smith […]
The Detroit Lions’ 2026 NFL draft class is in the books, and the team used seven draft picks to fill needs and add depth throughout the roster. General manager Brad Holmes got to work in the middle of the first round by grabbing their right tackle of the future, and then snagged a high upside […]
With their final pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions have selected Tennessee defensive lineman Tyre West. West is the third defensive lineman selected by the Lions this draft, joining second-round pick Derrick Moore and sixth-round pick Skyler Gill-Howard. He played mostly on the edge at Tennessee, working in a rotational role for […]
In the first surprise of the 2026 NFL Draft for the Detroit Lions, the team traded up in the fifth round and took wide receiver Kendrick Law from Kentucky. The Lions didn’t give up much, trading away one of their sixth-round picks (213) to move up from 181 to 168. This is the first time […]
With the 205th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected Texas Tech defensive tackle Skyler Gill-Howard. At 6-foot-1, 280 pounds, Gill-Howard is more of a three-tech defender and potential pass rusher. In 2024, with Northern Illinois, he produced 52 tackles, eight tackles for loss, and 5.0 sacks. Last year, after transferring to […]
The Detroit Lions continued to bolster their defense on Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft by selecting Arizona State cornerback Keith Abney with pick No. 157 in the fifth round. Abney was highly rated in most draft circles (61st best player on Wide Left’s consensus board) and was projected to be selected on Day […]
In the fifth round, the Detroit Lions got what most will say was their biggest steal of the draft in Arizona State cornerback Keith Abney. Here’s what you need to know about the team’s newest defensive back. 1. He went WAY later than many projections Many draft analysts had Abney as high as a Round […]
The Detroit Lions got some help in the secondary with their first pick in the fifth round at No. 157, drafting cornerback Keith Abney II out of Arizona State. The Lions’ defense can use all the help it can get, especially in the secondary, which was once again tested in 2025 with injuries. This isn’t […]
The 2026 NFL Draft will award compensatory picks to teams that lost top free agents from last year’s class. That includes the Detroit Lions, who saw Kevin Zeitler sign a one-year, $9 million contract with the Tennessee Titans. How did the Lions get a compensatory pick for Kevin Zeitler The Lions received a fourth-round pick […]