A day before the 2025 NFL Draft, multiple insiders have switched to the Lions taking a position that could cause a nightmare scenario in the first round
The 2025 NFL Draft is tomorrow, and Detroit Lions fans are dying to get this thing over with. We know what they want Lions GM Brad Holmes to do: Go get that edge rusher opposite Aidan Hutchinson, and if you can't do that, get one of the best interior offensive linemen you can get. Either […]
The 2025 NFL Draft is tomorrow, and Detroit Lions fans are dying to get this thing over with. We know what they want Lions GM Brad Holmes to do: Go get that edge rusher opposite Aidan Hutchinson, and if you can't do that, get one of the best interior offensive linemen you can get.
Either one of those has been the expectation from most draft experts or NFL insiders all offseason long. There's been the occasional receiver talk, but it's mostly been just that until recently, when another position has entered the fray. One that the Lions really don't need to focus on right now, but fits their best player available identity. That's a cornerback.
One day before the draft, NFL insider Peter Schrager put out a mock draft solely based on things that he's hearing, and he has the Lions taking Michigan cornerback Will Johnson. He's not the only one. In Dane Brugler's last mock draft, he has the Lions taking Kentucky's Maxwell Hairston at 28.
The Lions have spent time with Hairston. They had the Detroit native in for a top-30 visit. We can't say the same for Johnson, and that might be because up until recently, he was expected to be long gone by the time the Lions picked. He's our ninth-ranked player on our A to Z Sports board and has an average draft position of 10.87.
It's really hard to see the Lions taking a cornerback this high in the draft. I think we can all agree that an extra guy as depth is not a bad idea, but a first-rounder makes no sense. The Lions just invested a lot of money in D.J. Reed in free agency, and they took Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw in the first and second rounds of last year's draft. Then they have Amik Robertson, who played really well last year, and you can move Brian Branch in if you have to.
While Rakestraw didn't have the best rookie year due to injuries, the team has shown zero signs of giving up on him. They've actually done the opposite. Holmes talked about how excited he was to see what Rakestraw could do just last week.
Is it Robertson? He has one year left on his deal, so maybe the Lions are worried they could be looking at another Carlton Davis situation where Robertson will be looking to get a big pay day and seemingly never gives the Lions a chance. That one seems doubtful too.
Maybe this is just a couple of insiders overthinking things or still locked in on the idea that the Lions' secondary is their weakness, despite the fact that it totally isn't, and the Lions allowed the second fewest passing touchdowns in the league last year.
If they do take a cornerback, that just feels like a nightmare scenario for Lions fans who were really hoping this team would go get that edge or offensive lineman. We're going to see tomorrow if there's anything to it.
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