GM Brad Holmes believes that you can't grade a draft class until three years after it occurs. So, let's follow his lead and ...

Dave Birkett presents three potential draft scenarios for the Lions, focusing on team needs and player fits. Holmes' draft history includes both trading up and trading down ... 4.44-second 40-yard ...

The Lions went 22-for-33 on fourth down in 2024 ... for the spot of tight end No. 3. Now, this one is a mark of a good team. The Lions’ 2,488 yards rushing was only eight yards away from ...

Consider this a list of MLive Lions beat writer Ben Raven’s “my guys” at every position in the 2025 NFL draft.

The Lions run a 4-3 defense and look for prototypical defensive ends who can do it all. Detroit places a large emphasis on defending the run, so containment and run defense are very important.

The Detroit Lions' need for defensive tackle depth is ... and he's surprisingly athletic in his pursuit of the football. He ran a 4.95 40-yard dash at his Pro Day, with the sub-5 mark being ...

There has been no larger factor in the turnaround of the Detroit Lions' franchise than ... Williams is coming off of a 1000-yard season. They didn't slow down in 2023, drafting Jahmyr Gibbs ...

Detroit's 15 giveaways were the sixth fewest in the NFL last year. The Lions had the most 10-plus-yard plays and third most 50-yard plays generated by their offense in 2024. They had the fourth best ...

In a post-Ben Johnson era, the Detroit Lions have had to face a new reality ... Detroit doesn't pick until the very final selection in Round 3 at no. 102, so the better option is to give up ...

It is clear the Lions had a great year when this stat is still a top-10 mark in the league. The Lions went 22-for-33 on fourth down ... 3. Now, this one is a mark of a good team. The Lions ...

D.J. Reed got toasted on one of the plays that sold Dan Campbell on Reed as a fit for the Detroit Lions ... a different prism. The Lions ran for 187 yards in a Week 3 win over the Arizona ...

Using mock draft simulators and speculating on what the Detroit Lions could do with the 28th ... 6" and 206-pound receiver who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds at the Scouting Combine.