We’re exactly two week from the 2025 NFL Draft, and the majority of the discussion for the Detroit Lions has been about the trenches.
It makes a lot of sense for a couple of reasons. One, the Lions have shown that they value the trenches on each side of the ball—with one of their main philosophies being to establish the run on offense and stop the run on defense. Additionally, two of their biggest losses in free agency—offensive guard Kevin Zeitler and defensive end Za’Darius Smith—were not addressed with a free agency addition.
However, I’ve exhausted myself talking about the trench options in free agency.