Free Press sports reporter Dave Birkett takes a position-by-position look at the top prospects and biggest Detroit Lions needs in the 2023 NFL draft. This is the sixth in an eight-part series:
The Lions had a long-term need at both the wide receiver and tight end positions before Jameson Williams and two other receivers were suspended in a gambling probe last week, but those needs have been amplified even more heading into Thursday’s NFL draft.
Williams and fellow receiver Stanley Berryhill will miss the first six games of the 2023 season for placing bets on non-NFL games from a team facility, and the Lions released receiver Quintez Cephus after he bet on football.