30 NFL Draft prospects who best fit Detroit Lions’ “grit” culture Exploring the top scorers and evolution of the Grit Index—our improved character metric—for the 2026 NFL Draft class.

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The breadcrumbs don’t lead to him as much as the rumors suggest

Lions mock draft roundup: Final predictions from 72 experts Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2026 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Lions over the past week.

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2026 Detroit Lions Mock Draft Roundup 12.0: Final predictions from 72 experts
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POD Community Mock Draft: With the 50th pick the Lions select… With pick No. 50 in the 2026 POD Community Mock Draft, the Detroit Lions select...

With pick No. 50 in the POD fan mock, I had the Detroit Lions selecting...
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2026 Lions Mock Draft Roundup 11.0: Focus remains on OT as draft day approaches
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Which OT is the best prospect for the Lions in the 2026 NFL draft? Selecting the top offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Which OT is the best prospect for the Lions in the 2026 NFL draft?
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POD Community Mock Draft: With the 17th pick the Lions select… With pick No. 17 in the 2026 POD Community Mock Draft, the Lions select...

With pick No. 17 in the 2026 POD fan mock draft, the Detroit Lions select ...
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2026 Lions Mock Draft Roundup: Best OT fit debate unsettled Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2026 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Lions over the past week.

2026 Lions Mock Draft Roundup 10.0: Best OT fit debate unsettled
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They’re not doing to because of a rookie, they’re doing it by choice. They feel he can be even better on the left side and that the move will hep the team as a whole.

To be clear, they want to move him to LT

Detroit Lions 7-round mock draft: Post-free agency edition Erik Schlitt’s first mock draft of the 2026 offseason.

My first Detroit Lions 7-round mock draft of the season: Post-free agency edition
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2026 Lions Mock Draft Roundup 9.0: OT dominate post-free agency projections Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2026 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Lions over the past week.

2026 Lions Mock Draft Roundup 9.0: OT dominate post-free agency projections
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Age finally caught up with them

A few more details beyond this screen shot in the piece

What Payton Turner brings to the Detroit Lions roster Exploring the impact of the Lions signing former first round pick, Payton Turner.

Lions roster impact: Payton Turner, the latest reclamation project on the edge
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Yeah, I do think that’s the way they would have gone… Decker is great, but could they have counted on him to stay healthy, and they need a future player in place

Thanks, and honestly, I think they’d be looking at OT even if they had Decker

My published responses are a lot nicer then my initial ones

2026 Lions Mock Draft Roundup 8.0: Free agency heavily alters projections Taking a closer look at the prospects from the 2026 NFL Draft that have been projected to the Lions over the past week.

2026 Lions Mock Draft Roundup 8.0: Free agency heavily alters projections
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What Greg Dortch brings to the Detroit Lions roster The Detroit Lions have signed Damone Clark, and upside linebacker with ties to Kelvin Sheppard.

Lions roster impact: Greg Dortch will compete for WR4, punt/kick returner duties
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What Damone Clark brings to the Detroit Lions roster The Detroit Lions have signed Damone Clark, and upside linebacker with ties to Kelvin Sheppard.

Lions roster impact: Damone Clark gives LB group depth, competition
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A bunch

Lions sign Damone Clark to bolster linebacker depth The Lions latest move this offseason provides for veteran depth at linebacker and special teams experience.

Detroit Lions sign Damone Clark, bolstering LB depth
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Maybe a bit less, depending on how much they want to keep available … things are still fluid and two contracts are still not in (so I’m speculating) but $5-10 is probably there if they need it

scratch that last post. I was using my “regular season” formula and hadn’t converted it to the offseason top-51 formula yet.

They’ve got enough to get their draft class, plus next seasons spending money, and still have $10M or so to play with (but that could also be earmarked for future rollover)

What D.J. Wonnum brings to the Detroit Lions roster Exploring what free agent signing D.J. Wonnum brings to the Detroit Lions.

Roster analysis: D.J. Wonnum brings starting experience, flexibility to Lions front
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Which free agent loss will have the biggest impact on the Lions? Checking in with Detroit Lions fans with our latest SB Nation Reacts survey.

Discussion: Which free agent loss will have the biggest impact on the Lions?
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Detroit Lions sign EDGE D.J. Wonnum The Detroit Lions finally add an edge rusher in during the 2026 free agency period.

Detroit Lions sign EDGE D.J. Wonnum
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Cade Mays contract details: Salary breakdown, guarantees, bonus incentives Take a closer look at the contract the Detroit Lions gave to Cade Mays in free agency.

Cade Mays contract details: Salary breakdown, guarantees, and bonus incentives
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