Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. Lions Players, Coaches and Team The Lions 2026 NFL Draft is in the books and they drafted Round 1: OT Clemson Blake Miller Round 2: EDGE Michigan Derrick Moore Round 4: LB Michigan Jimmy Rolder Round 5: CB Arizona State Keith Abney II Round 5: WR Kentucky Kendrick Law Round 6: DT Texas tech Skyler Gill-Howar

Now that the draft has ended, and the Detroit Lions picked up players to plug most of their glaring needs, the time has come to reach agreements with the UDFA players that were not picked in the draft. Detroit Lions Current Depth Chart before UDFA Going into the Draft, the Lions had 69 players on the Roster, and with seven draft picks, they now have 76 roster spots spoken for. That leaves the Lions the ability to sign up to 14 Undrafted Free Agents (or veteran FAs) to fill o

The final pick in the 2026 draft for the Detroit Lions was the addition of another undersized and athletically challenged DT in Tennessee Tyre West. This pick feels like Holmes wanting to guarantee having him on the roster vs fighting to sign him as a UDFA, as West was getting a lot of attention in the ore-draft process despite having UDFA projection. West had steady production in college, but his RAS wont wow anyone due to size and athleticism constraints. But much like Gi

The Detroit FINALLY got their DT that everyone has been clamoring for in Round 6 with the selection undersized DT Skyler Gill-Howard of Texas tech. The kid has some definite athletic shortcomings, but his motor is one of the best at the position and looks to be a complete Dan Campbell and Detroit Lions type of player. Gill-Howard spent two years in the MAC with Northern Illinois before finishing his career at Texas Tech. Law Key Career Stats 31 career games 88 Total Tackles,

Brad Holmes made his first unexpected pick of the draft with the second 5th round pick by trading up with the Bills by giving up picks 181 and 213 in exchange for pick 168. The pick ended up being Kentucky (and former three-year Alabama WR) Kendrick Law. This looks to be a pick for Special teams and a way to get the roster younger, faster and cheaper. Law Key Career Stats 46 career games 86 Receptions, 883 Yards 10.3 Avg, 4 TDs 31 KRs for 710 yards (22.9 Avg) The Grey Manes

The Lions are getting into the back half of their draft picks and with their first of two 5th rounders, they took Arizona State CB Keith Abney II. Consensus seems to be that the Detroit Lions got a steal at 157 with the 61st overall rated player in the draft. Local and national analysts alike are throwing around the word "love" the pick for the Lions. Abney Key Stats 98 career total tackles 21 PDs, 6 INTs and 1 sack in his career 46.1 passer rating against and 44.4% complet

Day 3 of the NFL Draft kicked off, and the Detroit Lions had fille their two primary needs with Blake Miller and Derrick Moore, but they still had some holes at LB, DT, S, CB and depth positions. First pick of the day came at #118, and the Lions stuck at the spot and picked up Michigan LB Jimmy Rolder. The Lions are getting a hard-nosed run stuffer, great special teamer who has an opportunity to develop into a starting Middle Backer long term. One key stat that jumped out at

The Detroit Lions came into Day 2 of the NFL draft having just a single pick in Rd 2 at #50, having traded away both 3rd rounders last year in the move up to grab WR Isaac TeSlaa. After selecting (and filling a substantial need) in Rd 1 with OT Blake Miller of Clemson, the Lions had several needs at EDGE, LB, DT and DB Depth that they could have targeted. As the round started to unfold, it was going well for the Lions, with the first seven players picked not aligning with th

After what can only be called a disappointing season, the Detroit Lions made a move today to shore up the Offensive Line to make another run at the Super Bowl in the upcoming 2026-2027 season. Sticking with the 17th overall pick, the Lions selected Clemson OT Blake Miller to likely be the starting RT of the future. Take a look at his RAS score and PFF grades form last year, and he is about the most balance OL pick of the draft, and a great addition for Hank Fraley. His RAS is

As we enter Day 1 of the NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions are sitting in a decent, but not enviable position to add to the core players on the roster starting with tonight's Round 1 of the 2026 Draft. Millions of mock drafts have been put together by people all across the world, and the Lions have been trending as taking an OT at Pick #17, specifically with Alabama OT Kadyn Proctor as the favorite. While I am not so sure that is the way Brad Holmes will go, he is one of the few

Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. Lions Players, Coaches and Team Kerby Jospeh is putting out content that suggests he is fine and will be back in the Fall DJ reader has recently visited the Ravens and Giants and plans to make a decision after the draft SideLion report has a nice article up about Mike Kafka getting a huge endorsement from Andy

Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. Lions Players, Coaches and Team In an interview with Justin Rogers of DetroitFootball.net , Taylor Decker admitted he would feel dirty playing for the Packers or Bears ($$) Isiah Pacheco looks ready to go with speed and quickness to burn in these offseason clips The NFL officially announced 16 attendees for the

T-Minus 13 Days and counting down fast until the 2026 NFL Draft is upon us, and here at the Grey Manes, we have switched out focus almost exclusively to Draft Day. Last week, I ran a solo Mock Draft 1.0 through the PFFN Mock Draft Simulator and wrote about the journey on where I ended up. On the Pod last Tuesday , (7pm EST Tuesday Nights), Brent, Chris and I sat down and did a Live 1st Round Mock draft for all teams under some basic rules to see who the Detroit Lions woul

Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. The Riddell Retro Collection Lions Players, Coaches and Team Dan Campbell at the Owner's Meeting said the Lions would not partake in joint practices this summer The Detroit Lions are at five Global Marketing Partnerships including Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Austria and Brazil Lions likely to move Penei Sewel

As the days to the draft dwindle down and Wave 1 of Free Agency wraps, here at the Grey Manes we have turned our focus to Draft Season. In our first Mock (1.0), we are using Pro Football Network Mock Draft Simulator on the Consensus Player rankings for the AI portion of the draft. Below are the results for Rd 1. I had two trade proposals that came in at #17 , the 1st was form CAR offering 19 and 83 for 17. The second offer was from ARZ, who offered 34, 65 and a 2027 2nd fo

Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. The Riddell Retro Collection Lions Players, Coaches and Team Lions added another new face to the strength staff in Grant Steen Detroit with an off-white helmet? Yes, per the Ridell retro Collection and as seen at Pro Sport Zone in Livonia Lions sign OL Ben Bartch formerly of the 49ers A slew of new Lions have

Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. Lions RB Isiah Pacheco at his introductory Press Conference. Lions Players, Coaches and Team New Lions RB Isiah Pacheco will wear No 10 for the team this fall Detroit re-signs DT Myles Adams, who was buried on the Practice Squad last year due to the IDL depth Lions sign WR Greg Dortch formerly of Arizona as the

As the 2026 NFL combine drew to a close on Sunday, the last chance to hear form the players and who they have been speaking with in Indy is done. While there will be plenty of contact in the upcoming weeks (Top 30 Visits, Pro Day Attendance, Virtual Visits and Local Days), we have a pretty good idea between the Combine and the All-Star games where the Detroit Lions have been dedicating their resources. As of today (Tuesday, 03/03/26), there have been confirmed reports that h

As the new league year approaches in 10 days, the Lions have started making roster moves to not only get under the cap but start to reshape their team for the 2026 season. First up was the tarde of David Montgomery to the Houston Texans for what can only be described as an absolute haul. Reports are that the Lions initially agreed to trade Monty for just a 5th round pick, but a mystery team jumped in the bidding and the Texans upped their offer to be their 4th, their 2027 7t

Welcome to The Grey Manes Monday Morning Rundown, a collection of news and notes form the prior week that impact the Lions, the NFL or whatever else catches my eye. Jahmyr Gibbs and Jack Campbell with Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes Lions Players, Coaches and Team What will the Lions do with the Fifth year Options for Gibbs and Campbell The Lions announced their 2026 Coaching staff and there were seven Changes in roles or new Hires from 2025. The Lions Director of Sports Perf