To close out their 2022 NFL Draft class, the Detroit Lions selected Arizona State cornerback Chase Lucas. Lucas was the Lions’ sixth (of eight) picks on the defensive side of the ball for Detroit, but general manager Brad Holmes essentially said that was mostly a coincidence, though they knew they had more questions on the defensive side of the ball.
“We don’t go into it anchored and saying, ‘Hey, look man, we have to just draft defense,’” Holmes said Saturday night. “If that’s the best player, then that’s the best player. We had a sense that with all the things that we wanted to do, we had a sense that it might tilt a little toward defense.