This is the Ninth and Last in our series of roster analysis by position group for the 2026 offseason leading up to Free Agency and the NFL draft. Today’s focus will be on Special teams, where the Lions have control of their K (ERFA), Punter (under Contract) and LS (Under Contract, but the return game will need some assistance. Detroit Lions P Jack Fox and K Jake Bates STs Under Contract: Jack Fox (P), Hogan Hatten (LS), Jacob Saylors (KR-Re-Signed ERFA), Sione Vaki (KR) Free

As Draft Season moves ahead with the Combine, The Grey Manes will be identifying and listing all of the Draft Interactions that the Lions have had from the All-Star Games through the last Top 30 Visit. Brad Holmes has historically been known to draft players that they have met with, so these can tell a bit about the Lions thought process and roster direction come the draft and UDFA signing. Click HERE see the complete list.

This is the eighth in our series of roster analysis by position group for the 2026 offseason leading up to Free Agency and the NFL draft. Today’s focus will be on the DB room, which has significant health questions despite Brad Holmes throwing multiple Draft Picks and FA signings at it the last few years. Detroit Lions starting Safeties Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch DB Under Contract: CB: Terrion Arnold, D.J. Reed, Ennis Rakestraw, Khalil Dorsey, Nick Whiteside (ERFA-Re-Sig

The 2026 NFL Combine is upon us, which unofficially kick starts the two-month window for Draft Season that will culminate with the Detroit Lions (as of now) picking a future player at no. 17 overall in Pittsburgh in late April. The Combine will open Tuesday, and the NFL put out a release a few weeks ago detailing the 319 Prospects that were invited to attend. Almost all will show up, although many will forego any on-field testing or workouts for a variety of reasons, inclu

Now that the All-Star games (sans the HBCU game on 02/11/26) have been completed, Brent had done a review and analysis on all of the information form the practice and games and put together a list of potential Lions targets for each round of the draft. Zion Young - Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images Round 1 (Pick 17): Likely target + pivots few targets for Round 1 played in the SB or SHR bowls. — strategy note – Your Senior Bowl (SB)/Shrine Bowl (SHR) risers mostly profile Day 2–3. At

With the 2022 NFL Draft approaching this week in Las Vegas, NV, the Grey Manes decided to conduct and publish their first ever mock...

The Lions selected a Running Back in Round 7 out of Oregon State Jermar Jefferson.

The Lions traded up into the 4th Round to select the tackling machine from Purdue Derrick Barnes.

The Lions addressed one one of their glaring needs in the 4th Rd and selected Amon-Ra St.Brown a WR from USC.

The Lions went to the Defensive side of the ball again in the 3rd round and selected Alim McNeil from NC State.

The Lions went to the Defensive side of the ball with their 2nd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and selected DT from Washington Levi Onwuzurike.

Despite rumors swirling of Lions wanting to go in either direction, Brad Holmes stayed put at #7 and literally ran the card to the Podium...

Draft Day is finally here, and with the first couple of waves of Free Agency in the books, lets take a look at what needs the Lions still...

A tweet by Dave Birkett of the Detroit free Press this morning stated that the Detroit Lions Rookie class of drafted and UDFA players now...

The 2020 NFL Draft is complete and it was a very different draft than we have seen in the past due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We got to...

That's a wrap on the 2020 NFL Draft, and the Detroit Lions will be in the market to sign a handful of Undrafted free Agents. Unlike past...

Cornell Ohio State Profile The Lions used their final pick in the 2020 NFL Draft on another Defensive Linemen in DT Jason Cornell from...

The Lions were slated to pick #3 in Rd 4, but opened the round by trading back from 109 to 121 and picking up a 5th (172) for the...

Last day of the 2020 NFL Draft has arrived, and there are a few rumors and tidbits floating around about what the Lions will do with...

Jonah Jackson The Ohio State Profile The Lions decided to take their extra 3rd Rd pick a bit early by engineering a trade with the...