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It has become a time-honored tradition of more than a decade for one of our final NFL mock drafts to be a completely randomized version. Originally created by site founder Sean Yuille to see if a random mock draft could produce a pick better than disgraced Detroit Lions general manager Matt Millen, I’ve taken up…

The Detroit Lions announced that they have released quarterback Jake Fromm one day ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. With this move, the Lions roster now sits at 73 players heading into the big event. Originally drafted in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Bills, Fromm bounced between the Bills, Giants…

The 2025 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft has come to a close. Thanks to the help of 31 commenters on the site, we were able to get through two full rounds of our 2025 NFL mock draft. You can see the grades our POD community gave each first round pick with our 2025 community…

The Detroit Lions identity lies in their offensive line. The bullies in the trenches are the core foundation of a powerful organization and are the main catalysts in all of the Lions recent success. And while the Lions boast one of the top offensive lines in the NFL, they recognize its value and have vowed…

We’ve officially reached that point in the NFL Draft cycle where Detroit Lions fans know the usual suspects mocked to Detroit — and most have locked in their own favorite targets. But if Brad Holmes has taught us anything over the past four drafts, it’s this: he doesn’t draft for need, and he definitely doesn’t…

The 2025 NFL Draft rumor mill continues to run into overdrive. It’s important to be careful with rumors this close to the draft, as it becomes more and more difficult to navigate fact from fiction. Oftentimes, late rumors are last-ditch efforts for teams to throw the rest of the league off their tracks. But sometimes…

The way things currently stand, it’s quite possible the Detroit Lions are prepared to start Marcus Davenport opposite Aidan Hutchinson in Week 1. But as we all know, that is a precarious game to play for the Lions. While Davenport plays the exact style they want out of an edge-setting defensive end, injuries have limited…

If you have been following Pride of Detroit for a while now, then it’s probably no secret that I personally do not love mock drafts like so many others do. I think sometimes we as fans and analysts can get too wrapped up in them, and that they can skew fact from fiction ahead of…

The 2025 NFL Draft is just a few days away and while Green Bay is hosting this year’s event, Lions president Rod Wood isn’t too concerned Detroit’s hosting job last year will be rivaled. Last year, Detroit blew draft attendance records out of the water with a whopping 775,000 people attending the 2024 NFL Draft…

It’s the week of the NFL Draft, and the rumor mill is starting to churn out some interesting tidbits of information from “sources.” With the Detroit Lions holding the No. 28 overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft, they find themselves in prime position to trade down with a team eager to secure a quarterback—and…

We’re closing out our 2025 Detroit Lions draft preview with a position the team may not be eager to draft. In Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch, the Lions arguably have the best safety duo in the NFL. However, there are questions about depth, and with neither Joseph nor Branch signed long-term, the future at safety…

For the past three years, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has had an ace up his sleeve on draft weekend. In 2022—after weeks of planning—the Lions moved up 20 spots in the first round to select wide receiver Jameson Williams. The following year, he shocked many by selecting running back Jahmyr Gibbs—and nearly taking…

On Monday afternoon, the Detroit Lions shared a video of the massive upgrades made to their locker room at the team’s facility in Allen Park. The video shows Honolulu Blue lights illuminating the floor from underneath each locker, and an all-black theme to the room. Padded chairs adorn each individual locker, while it appears players…

The deadline has passed for NFL teams to host draft prospects for top-30 visits to their facility. However, reports are still trickling in regarding visits that have already taken place. And according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Detroit Lions were one of the last teams to meet with Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo.

The Detroit Lions are no stranger to placing value in linebacker on Day 1 of the NFL Draft, regardless what the positional value logic axioms might dictate. Brad Holmes was more than happy to spend his 18th overall selection in 2023 on Jack Campbell, a move widely panned that turned into vindication quickly in Campbell’s…

The Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) era in college football has been earth-shattering in how the NCAA operates, but it also has a profound impact on how NFL teams approach the draft. With college players no able to profit off their likeness and make millions of dollars before they even enter the NFL, it has…

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 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!