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.

ESPN targeted a powerful edge defender and an offensive lineman who made some noise at the Senior Bowl in a new two-round mock draft for the Detroit Lions.

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.

Detroit Lions strengthen offensive line in latest 2026 seven-round NFL mock draft.

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.