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Welcome to my summer scouting series. Less than a month after the 2026 NFL Draft, we’re back to the grind as we start on the 2027 cycle. In this series I will be giving you my opinion on the top ten players at each position, I will be using a mixture of box score and PFF statistics to give you an overview of their 2025 college season, before summarising what I believe to be their strengths and areas for development based on what I saw on tape. Most of the stats are self-expla

The 2026 NFL Draft is behind us, and the Lions went for a high-floor strategy of taking players who seemingly have set roles in the scheme come Day 1 of the off-season. This is how (in my humble opinion) the 2026 Lions rookie class will fit into the Lions' scheme, with some player comparisons, so you can visualise my vision.

2025 saw the Lions end a 15-year streak of having a UDFA make the initial 53-man roster. So, let’s take a look at the 9 players hoping to start a new streak in 2026. To save myself from writing it out nine times, although I’m sure I’ll mention it once or twice; for any of these players to make the roster, they have to be able to contribute on special teams, other than Altmyer, of course. So, let’s begin……… Luke Altmyer – QB – Illinois Altmyer is an experienced player,

The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books, and boy was it a mad one. Here, I’ll take a look at the Lions’ haul, giving my honest assessment of each player. I’m not a fan of giving grades, especially before the players have even entered the building, it will be more of a summary of the type of player they are and their fit in Detroit. 1 (17) – Blake Miller – OT – Clemson Despite the usual draft day buzz that the Lions were looking at trading up, General Manager, Brad Holmes hel

So here we are, a year of watching these players, studying their tape, evaluating team needs, reading approximately 45,843 mock drafts, and after all that, I still don’t have a clue which players will get their names called on Thursday night,outside of no.1 overall. This draft, more than any I can remember, has become incredibly hard to predict, there is seemingly no consensus on these player grades, and 31 teams could go in a multitude of directions. So, this is my best gues

The 2026 NFL Draft is a week away, player evaluations are complete and teams’ draft boards have been set. So, it’s time for a Detroit Lions 7-round mock, with trades. This will be a predictive mock based purely on gut feeling in what feels like the hardest year for predictions in a long time, outside of the first overall pick of course. The Lions still have holes to fill on both sides of the ball, that’s what I’ve tried to do with this mock. So let’s get on with it. 17.

Welcome to the final instalment of my favourite day three players and we’re finishing with safety. I love this safety class; it has some serious depth, not just role players but guys who I believe can become solid NFL starters. I will also include players I have listed as slot defenders. As always, a player needs an average consensus rank of 110+ to be considered a day three guy. My Top 10: 1. Caleb Downs - Ohio State 2. Dillon Thieneman – Oregon 3. AJ Haulcy – LSU 4. Emman

The interior defensive line class looked so promising before the college season and although most of the top guys had subpar seasons for various reasons, I think there is some real depth and especially if you’re looking to fill a specific role. DT is definitely a need for the Lions, who currently have very little depth at the position. As always in this series, a player must have an average consensus rank of 110 or over. My Top 10: 1. Kayden McDonald – Ohio State 2. Peter W

This tight end class is polarising, some love it, some hate it. I am in the ‘love it’ group. Now, I will happily admit it is very bottom-heavy; the vast majority of the draftable talents are day-three players. In fact, half of my top 10 will be selected in rounds four and beyond. Because of that, I will do things slightly differently with this group, I will give you my top ten, then give you ten other day three prospects to know before the draft later this month. If you are n

Welcome to the third instalment of my favourite day three players, today we are looking at my favourite and, in my opinion, the deepest position in this draft class. As before, I will give you my top 10, followed by a deeper dive into my favourite day three prospects. I have been looking forward to doing this one since I started this series, it’s going to be a fun one. If you’re new here, please go back and read my offensive tackle and edge editions. I get the average consens

Welcome back to my series of favourite day 3 players. Today, we are talking edges. Very much a position of need for the Lions, I can definitely see GM Brad Holmes double-dipping in this deep edge class. As this class is so deep, I will list my top 15 this time before going into depth on 10 day-3 prospects. I will take their average position from two consensus boards, Mock Draft Database and Detroit Lions Podcast, if this average ranking is 110+ then I will consider them a day

At this point in the process, the internet is saturated with the top 10s at each position, and as a result, you have heard their strengths, weaknesses, and have probably formed your own opinions. So, in this series, I will give you my top 10 at a position in a standard list, then go into depth on my favourite day 3 prospects at that position. The idea for this series came from Grandizer from the YouTube chat during the combine live stream, so shout out to you, my guy! To ens

The 2026 NFL Scouting Combine is in the books, and it was a record-setting one, with all positions but the QBs recording their quickest average times in the 40. Now, there are a few different nuanced reasons for this, but today we’re just going to revel in the pure athleticism of these future NFL stars. I probably don’t need to tell you that Mr & Mrs Styles have two very athletic sons, or that both Kenyon Sadiq and Eli Stowers had an athleticism showdown at the TE position. T

I have a love-hate relationship with the NFL Combine. I love watching it and seeing whether what I saw on tape for these players matches their testing numbers. I absolutely hate the overreaction you will see on social media when a player performs or doesn't perform as expected. For me, nothing I see in Indianapolis will change my opinion on a player, however, if a player I thought lacked long speed on film turns up and runs fast, then I will have to go back and rewatch some o

Got the 32 NFL teams, and draft-obsessed sickos like me, the draft is a year-round process. For the more casual follower and the majority of NFL media, the All-Star Bowl Games mark the beginning of the path to the draft. So now these games have been played, it seems the perfect time for a mock! The way I do mocks is a mixture of what I’d do and what I think the team would do. I’ll do my best to point out which picks are which as I go. In this mock I haven’t made any trades so

How do I define ‘my guys?’ Good question – there is no rhyme or reason to it, they are just normally prospects that I am much higher on than other people. It could be an athletic trait I fall in love with, or their style of play, the scheme they play in, the way they move or a combination of any of the above. I’ll let you come up with your own definition for them, but in the meantime, here are some of ‘my guys’ in the upcoming 2026 NFL draft. Before we get started, let me i

It's no secret the Lions are in the market for more help in the edge room. It seems to be the vogue choice at 28 for our team, but there...

This draft prospect profile is about Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell, who could be a potential fit for us as a SAM linebacker.

I know, yet another bad reference title from me. At least this one is to do with football, albeit from one of the weirdest teen dramas ever.

Matt and Ash were over in Detroit for the 2024 NFL Draft, and sat down to talk with the people over at CBS News Detroit before it started