Detroit Lions Mailbag: Are the Lions planning to take David Montgomery's replacement in the 2025 NFL Draft?
We are just two days away from the 2025 NFL Draft, and Detroit Lions fans are thinking about all kinds of things and have plenty of questions. Let's answer some of them. The Lions have definitely been doing their work on running backs during the pre-draft process. The biggest one they're looking at is Arizona […]
We are just two days away from the 2025 NFL Draft, and Detroit Lions fans are thinking about all kinds of things and have plenty of questions. Let's answer some of them.
The Lions have definitely been doing their work on running backs during the pre-draft process. The biggest one they're looking at is Arizona State's Cam Skattebo. A player who has a similar play style to that of David Montgomery.
There's a chance they may look to go that route in the draft on late two or early day three. If they do, does that mean Montgomery is out right away? No, it doesn't.
Montgomery will definitely be on this team in 2025 and will be a big part of this team. After that, things could change. The Lions did just sign him to a two-year extension during the 2024 season, but what that extension wound up doing was pretty much clearing out all guarantees after the 2025 season and giving the Lions their out with very little dead cap to worry about. That's something to pay attention to for sure.
That's a good question. I think I'd rather have Ezeiraku if I were the one making the pick. I like the been that he has, and the 34-inch arms really help too. I was also attracted to the 36 straight games without an injury, too. That is something to really love.
Harmon is an iron man in his own right, and there's an ability to go inside or outside with him, but I just love the explosiveness of Eseiraku more.
It's the guard situation all the way. This defense is really good when fully healthy, and while I agree that a premier edge opposite Aidan Hutchinson would be nice, I know that they can function and be good without it.
Having a bad interior offensive line affects the entire offense a lot. If Goff doesn't have time to throw, that's a problem. If holes aren't being opened for Jahmyr Gibbs and Montgomery, that's an even bigger problem for a team that wants to base its offensive function around the run game.
Luckily, the Lions are in a good spot to be able to draft guys at both spots.
The wording here makes this feel like a trick question. I think I see what you're asking here. The more likely scenario is that the Lions get their edge rusher or edge rushers.
With that said, I wouldn't at all rule out a quarterback for this team at some point in the draft. You have to always be thinking about the future, and while Goff is really good right now, there will come a day when that goes away.
It very well could be. If Grey Zabel is there at 28, I would not at all be shocked to see the Lions take him. But if I were a betting man, I would bet that the Lions take an edge or a receiver in the first round. I just think there are some strong options there that could be impact players, and the Lions could score a good offensive lineman in the second or third round. Get your popcorn ready, as Holmes said.
I really just can't see that happening. It's probably the deepest position in the draft, and at some point, you'd probably accidentally take one.
The Lions really do have a lot of faith in their current defensive line, and maybe that faith pushes the position off for a round or two, but I would be shocked if they walked out of this draft without at least two guys who can help on the edge. We'll see how the board falls for them.
Of the 29 draft picks that Brad Holmes has made, 24 of them are still on the team. Of those 24, 16 of them play major roles on the team right now, and some of the others are projects we're waiting to see the results on, or guys like Ennis Rakestraw, who was supposed to start in his rookie season, but got injured. I'd say the success rate is really good.
The thing about whiffs is that maybe they seem like that at first, but then over time, players get better. Derrick Barnes is a really good example of a guy that the Lions saw as a project who got to be a pretty good player and an important part of the team. He got a new deal because of it.
Some guys do miss, but the Lions really don't seem to have many of them.
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The 2025 NFL Draft is just a couple of days away, and Brad Holmes and the Detroit Lions have consistently been the most unpredictable team in the NFL since 2021. We all know what the team needs. They need an edge rusher, an offensive lineman, a receiver, and a safety. Those are the things that […]
