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With the Detroit Lions' season complete, here is an early three-round mock draft using PFF's mock draft simulator.
Many NFL experts believe the Detroit Lions will be taking a defensive player with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
As draft analyst Trevor Sikkema explained, "The Lions will have several intriguing options in the middle of the first round, including cornerback, interior offensive line and defe
The Detroit Lions are being told to bring a recently fired NFL coach to the Motor City for the 2026-27 season.
The Detroit Lions entered Week 18 with a wide range of possibilities on where they could pick in the upcoming 2026 NFL draft from Pittsburgh this coming April.
The Lions received a score of 44.2, which beat out, among other teams, the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, and the Kansas City Chiefs to be ranked fourth. In part, this comes from their near-season-long sellout figures, with their attendance for home games being at 99.88%, or being within a few hundred seats of a sellout.
The Commanders promoted assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough to offensive coordinator after Detroit showed interest in the coach.
The Detroit Lions ' 2026 opponents are set. After the Minnesota Vikings ' 16-3 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFL's early Week 18 window, the Lions (8-8) are assured of a fourth-place finish in the NFC North standings regardless of their result at the Chicago Bears (11-5).
From college football showcase events to the combine, owners meetings and free agency, use this as a guide to what’s coming next as the Lions look to get back on track in 2026.
Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson will be in studio as a guest analyst on ESPN’s “Postseason NFL Countdown” on Sunday.