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The first round of our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft closes with the Seattle Seahawks. This mock, which is run by 31 of our most loyal commenters, will run two full rounds. But this pick will close out our first. Acting as general manager for the Seahawks in this mock draft is commenter […]
Now that we are another week closer to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, myself and my good friend Meko Scott are back with a second iteration of our 2026 Detroit Lions mock draft. In our first attempt last week, we decided we would draft using our own perspectives on what makes sense for […]
The New England Patriots are back, much to everyone’s chagrin. The post-Bill Belichick era was looking refreshingly bleak in Foxborough, but with Mike Vrabel at the helm, the team saw a sudden resurgence all the way to the Super Bowl last year. Now, as we approach Pick 31 in our Pride of Detroit Community Mock […]
This offseason, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell promised that, after a failed 2025 season, they will look at everything they do to see what needs to change. “When it doesn’t work the way that we want it to work, it’s a number of things,” Campbell said back in January. “There are a lot of things that go […]
The Detroit Lions often tell a lot about their NFL Draft intentions by the players they decide to meet. Whether it’s formal meetings at the NFL Combine or pre-draft visits to their team facility in Allen Park, the Lions’ draft history has been littered with players they’ve done additional work on. So every year, we […]
The Detroit Lions currently have a huge gap in their picks for the 2026 NFL Draft. After the 50th overall pick, the Lions will have to wait until Pick 118 until they’re on the clock again. That’s essentially two full rounds of draft picks that Lions general manager Brad Holmes and company will have to […]
The Miami Dolphins had the most controversial pick in the first round of our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, selecting Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the 11th overall pick. But POD commenter Xlgrev is back on the clock at 30, and hoping to build upon their 2026 class. Before we get to the […]
The Kansas City Chiefs are on the clock again in our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. Earlier in the draft, commenter sprtn66—who is acting as the Chiefs’ general manager in this mock—selected Ohio State safety Caleb Downs with the ninth overall pick. How will they follow up that pick? Add an offensive weapon […]
It’s lying season. That was probably my first thought after Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes stepped away from the lectern Monday morning after his pre-draft press conference. Like most Holmes press conferences, there wasn’t much that could be consider “BREAKING NEWS.” Holmes sidestepped the questions that would require too revealing of an answer, and […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away, which is crazy to think. Usually, the offseason drags on, but this year has felt different, despite the Detroit Lions not making the playoffs in 2025. After making it in back-to-back seasons, the Lions took a step back last year. One reason for that was […]
On Monday, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes held his pre-draft press conference, answering media questions for just about 20 minutes before heading back to work in preparation for the 2026 NFL Draft. As an NFL general manager, you have essentially one goal for these press conferences: don’t say anything. Don’t give away your intentions, […]
Monday was a big day in the Campbell household as Dan celebrated his 50th birthday. To appease the fans who love behind-the-scenes photos of the Detroit Lions’ head coach, his wife Holly released a mashup of some fun pictures and videos to celebrate the big 5-0. To celebrate, I looked around for a fun, random […]
The Houston Texans are on the clock in our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, and it feels like they could go in a million different directions. Long gone are the days in which the Texans were a forgotten franchise in a pitiful division. The AFC South is suddenly competitive, and the Texans need […]
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 […]
With less than two weeks before the 2026 NFL Draft, our annual Community Mock Draft is getting closer to the end of the first round. As a reminder, our Community Mock Draft is where 31 of our most loyal commenters are acting as general manager of 31 different teams, while Erik Schlitt manages the Detroit […]
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 […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is just around the corner, and it could be a pivotal moment for the Detroit Lions to get their franchise back on track. While the 17th-overall pick in the draft will have a number of viable targets, Day 2 of the draft could be just as important. With multiple positions in […]
The Detroit Lions need help at offensive tackle and defensive end. This has become a fact over the recent weeks in the leadup to the 2026 NFL Draft. As mock drafts have predicted for months, one of these two positions are reasonable targets for Detroit in the first round, and there should be an ample […]
We’re nearing the end of the first round in our 2026 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. If you’re just joining, this is a mock draft we’re creating with commenters from our community. We’ve selected 31 of our most loyal fans and slotted them to represent 31 other teams. The Detroit Lions are represented by […]
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. […]
NFL Draft evaluation is an imperfect art form. Despite decades and decades of experience and more and more resources devoted to ensuring a team gets their pick “right,” NFL general managers, scouts, and other front office members continually get it wrong. Whether it’s overlooking a flaw, failing to discover a character question, lacking similar visions […]
Our 2026 NFL mock draft continues, as selected by our Pride of Detroit Community. The Cleveland Browns are on the clock again. With the sixth overall pick, acting Browns general manager—commenter Col.Aureliano—took Georgia offensive tackle Monroe Freeling. With some offensive line investment, where will they go with the 24th overall pick? Before we get to […]
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 […]