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Detroit Lions

NFC North
20-yr draft history →
Offense
78.9
#2/32
Defense
76.7
#2/32
2026 Cap
$23.7M
dead $26.5M
2027 Cap
$90.4M
2028 Cap
$101.7M
Picks (9)#17#50#118#128#157#181#205#213#222

Pre-Draft Visits / Meetings

24 reported · sorted by consensus rank · team's position context shown inline
CR#PosNameSchoolNeedPFF Rk

Roster Needs

  • IOLPFF 2025 IOL rank 24/32 · top-3 avg 63.78/10pff-auto
  • CBPFF 2025 CB rank 21/32 · top-3 avg 68.78/10pff-auto
  • DTPFF 2025 DT rank 21/32 · top-3 avg 68.98/10pff-auto

PFF 2025 Position Grades

Color = rank among 32 teams (green #1-5 · red #28-32)
  • IOL#24·63.7
    Tate Ratledge 70.3Cade Mays 61.0Christian Mahogany 59.7Graham Glasgow 56.8
  • CB#21·68.7
    Roger McCreary 72.1D.J. Reed 65.2
  • DT#21·68.9
    DJ Reader 68.9
  • QB#12·77.7
    Jared Goff 77.7
  • LB#10·76.2
    Jack Campbell 90.2Derrick Barnes 62.2
  • OT#6·81.6
    Penei Sewell 95.2Taylor Decker 67.9
  • WR#5·83.2
    Amon-Ra St. Brown 90.7Jameson Williams 75.6
  • RB#5·85.6
    Jahmyr Gibbs 85.6
  • S#4·78.1
    Avonte Maddox 79.1Thomas Harper 77.8Brian Branch 77.5Chuck Clark 74.6
  • TE#2·82.0
    Sam LaPorta 82.0
  • EDGE#1·91.8
    Aidan Hutchinson 91.8

GM / Front Office Tendencies

GM: Brad Holmes
HC: Dan Campbell
OC/DC: — / —
  • AUTO: Top-3 positions taken day-1/2 (since 2018)
    CB (6) · IOL (3) · RB (3)
  • AUTO: Draft age tendency
    avg 22.2 vs league 22.4 — prefers YOUNGER prospects (0.19y below league avg)
  • AUTO: Premium-position rate in top-64
    7/17 = 41% (willing to invest in non-premium)
  • AUTO: Most-drafted schools since 2018
    Alabama (5) · Iowa (3) · Ohio St. (3)

Top Prospect Fits for DET

  • no fits scored yet