THE Detroit lions are not yet on the clock, but that has not prevented experts from weighing.
THE Lions Having the 28th choice in total at the NFL 2025 NFL, which will take place in Green Bay, Wisconsin, from Thursday April 24 to Saturday April 26. The first round of the draft takes place on Thursday evening and should start at 8 p.m.
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The director general of Lions Brad Holmes has already created a reputation as an elite editor, and NFL experts will wait to see which talent he can add to the list of his team. Many believe that Holmes will focus on adding players to the defensive unit, as the Lions suffered from the defenders in the section in 2024.
Many analyst projects think that the lions will take a rusher on board or a defensive end to compliment the star Aidan HutchinsonWho led the team with 7½ bags in 2024 despite the game in five games. Others believe that the Lions will take a corner to further strengthen a secondary regularly improving. And if the Lions choose to acquire help on the offensive side, they could choose to write more size for the offensive line.
Analyst projects have a lot of different ideas about what lions will make of their choice, and their opinions have evolved considerably over time. Here is a list of 52 recent simulated projects that have described who could take the lions with their first -round choice in the next draft:
Free press
Our Lions Insiders Dave Birkett and Rainer Sabin each focus on the lions that strengthen their rush to the passes.
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Birkett 4/20: Edge Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
Sabin 4/19: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
Birkett 3/16: LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
Sabin 3/14: Edge Nic Scourton, Texas A & M
Birkett 2/19: Edge Nic Scourton, Texas A & M
USA today
Donovan Ezeiruaku, the defensive winger of the Boston Eagles, reacts to his bag against the Spartans of the State of Michigan during the second half at the stadium of the Elders on Saturday September 21, 2024, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
The USA Today writers had a similar goal … with one exception of an AI chatbot.
Nate Davis 4/21: Exchange with the Browns of Cleveland
Google Gemini 4/19: CB Shavon Revel Jr., Caroline de l’Est
Tyler Dragon 4/18: Edge Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
Tyler Dragon 3/28: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
Tyler Dragon 3/3: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
Espn
March 2, 2025; Indianapolis, in, USA; The offensive line player from the state of Dakota North Gray Zabel (OL50) during the NFL 2025 scout combination at Lucas Oil Stadium. Compulsory credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn images
The numerous ESPN analysts tend to agree with the idea that the Lions will focus on a rusher of passes, although the most recent draft of Jordan Reid has the lions who choose an offensive line player.
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Jordan Reid 4/21: Og Gray Zabel, North Dakota State
Mel Kiper JR 4/18: Edge Mykel Williams, Georgia
Mel Kiper JR 4/8: Edge Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
Field Yates 4/2: DT Derrick Harmon, Oregon
Matt Miller 3/27: Og Gray Zabel, North Dakota State
Mel Kiper JR 3/18: Olb James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
Jordan Reid 3/4: Edge Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
Renard Sports
Sept. 21, 2024; Lexington, Kentucky, United States; The defensive back of Kentucky Wildcats Maxwell HaiSton (1) runs on the field before the match against the Ohio bobcats in Kroger Field. Compulsory credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images
Fox Sports experts were initially all-in on a pass rusher, but Geoff Schwartz recently rotated the lions taking a cornerback.
Geoff Schwartz 4/18: CB Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
Nick Wright 4/18: Edge Mykel Williams, Georgia
Nick Wright 4/8: From Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
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Geoff Schwartz 3/28: From Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
NBC Sports
March 2, 2025; Indianapolis, in, USA; The Ohio State Donovan Jackson (OL20) offensive line during the NFL 2025 combination at Lucas Oil Stadium. Compulsory credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn images
Connor Rogers of NBC was convinced that the Lions would take a rusher of passes to his last simulated draft.
Connor Rogers 4/9: Ol Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
Connor Rogers 3/24: Edge Mykel Williams, Georgia
Connor Rogers 1/9: Edge Mykel Williams, Georgia
CBS Sports
The Oregon Ducks defensive line player, Derrick Harmon, bags on Michigan State Spartans, the quarter-Arrière Aidan Chiles at the Autzen stadium on Friday October 4, 2024 in Eugene, Oregon.
The numerous analysts of the simulated CBS project all have different opinions on which will write the lions.
Jonathan Jones 4/21: Ot Josh Conly Jr., Oregon
Ryan Wilson 4/21: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
Garrett Podell 4/20: DL Derrick Harmon, Oregon
Tyler Sullivan 4/19: Edge Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
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Tom Fornelli 4/18: Ot Josh Conly Jr., Oregon
Chris Trapasso 4/16: Edge Nic Scourton, Texas A & M
Ryan Wilson 4/14: Og Gray Zabel, North Dakota State
Professional football focus
February 27, 2025; Indianapolis, in, USA; The Texas Defensive Line Player A & M Nic Scourton (DL65) participates in the exercises during the NFL 2025 combination at Lucas Oil Stadium. Compulsory credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn images
Most PFF’s simulated writers have the lions who select a rusher pass.
Staff list 4/21: LB Walker milestone, Georgia
Jordan Plocher 4/14: Edge Nic Scourton, Texas A & M
Mason Cameron 4/7: Olb James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
Dalton Wasserman 3/31: Olb James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
Josh Liskiewitz 3/24: Og Gray Zabel, North Dakota State
Josh Kosko 3/17: Edge Nic Scourton, Texas A & M
Max Chadwick 3/10: Edge Mike Green, Marshall
Trevor Sikkema 3/3: Olb James Pearce Jr., Tennessee
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Dalton Wasserman 2/24: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
Jordan Plocher 2/17: Edge Nic Scourton, Texas A & M
Trevor Sikkema 2/10: LB Walker milestone, Georgia
Athletics
Michigan’s defensive line player Kenneth Grant (78) celebrates a tackle against the USC during the first half at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday September 21, 2024.
Dane Brugler of athletics is one of the few recourse experts to have connected the Lions to a Michigan player.
Dane Brugler 4/18: CB Maxwell Hairston, Kentucky
Dane Brugler 4/4: DT Kenneth Grant, Michigan
Dane Brugler 2/27: Edge Nic Scourton, Texas A & M
Yahoo Sports
February 27, 2025; Indianapolis, in, USA; The Ohio State JT Tuimoloau (DL70) defensive line player during the NFL 2025 scout combination in the Indiana Convention Center. Compulsory credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn images
Although they are not sure of whom, Nate Tice from Yahoo and Charles McDonald think that the Lions could write an Ohio State player.
Nate Tice and Charles McDonald 4/16: Og Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
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Nate Tice and Charles McDonald 4/8: Ol Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
Nate Tice and Charles McDonald 3/18: Edge JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
NFL network
Could Lions take a wide receiver with their first-round choice? Marc Ross of NFL Network seems to think.
Chad Reuter 4/18: Og Tyler Booker, Alabama
Marc Ross 4/17: Wr Luther Burden III, Missouri
Mike Band 4/14: Og Tyler Booker, Alabama
Gennaro Filice 4/11: Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
What were the most popular choices?
Here is a count of all players with at least three selections in the simulated drafts above:
Edge Shemar Stewart, Texas A & M – Seven choices
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Edge Nic Scourton, Texas A & M – Six choices
Edge Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College – Five choices
Olb James Pearce Jr., Tennessee – Four choices
Edge Mykel Williams, Georgia – Four choices
Og Gray Zabel, North Dakota State – Three choices
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions Mock Draft Roundup: 52 predictions for the choice of first round
