An offensive weapon like tight end seems like a bit of a luxury when talking about the Detroit Lions’ options in the 2025 NFL Draft, but general manager Brad Holmes has lived by “best player available” for most of his career. And with some interesting roster decisions in the not-so-distant future, I would not take tight end completely off the board for the Lions when it comes to this year’s draft.
Here’s our 2025 Detroit Lions draft preview on the tight ends.
Previous Lions draft previews:
2025 Detroit Lions draft preview: Tight ends
Under contract: Sam LaPorta (under contract through 2026), Brock Wright (2026), Shane Zylstra (2025), Kenny Yeboah (2025)
Short-term need: 3/10
Long-term need: 5/10
The Lions have their top-two tight ends for the next two seasons.