In Detroit, everything starts in the trenches. The Lions’ climb to contender status has been powered by brute force up front — and early 2026 NFL Draft projections suggest Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell aren’t done building a bully on the line of scrimmage.

Detroit Lions upgrade various areas of need in latest NFL mock draft.

MLive's Dungeon of Doom podcast opens the mailbag for this week's podcast, discussing Skipper joining the staff and pushing back against mock drafts with CBs in the first round.

It’s time for another Detroit Lions mock draft. This is the second entry of my single-position mock draft series for the Lions. You can check out my Offensive Tackle mock draft here.

We're getting very close to the NFL Combine, and that is where we're going to learn a lot about what the Detroit Lions are really looking for. With that in mind, here's one more guess of what we think they're looking for.

Detroit would reinvigorate the best part of their offense with this draft pick.