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• 2026 NFL Draft: 12 surprising first-round candidates for the Detroit Lions

Last April, I wrote a similar piece, operating under the premise that Brad Holmes—the unpredictable, best-player-available, talent-evaluating wizard that he is—might veer from commonly mocked and reported projections at Pick No. 28. One of my “surprise” candidates ended up being the eventual selection in Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams. The goal then, as it […]...2026
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• Injury report: Alex Anzalone, 5 others return to practice

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Detroit Lions are starting to get much healthier as Week 1 of training camp comes to a close. Full injury updates here. After approaching the first few days of training camp practice with some caution, the Detroit Lions had a pretty full roster of healthy players on Saturday. Their sixth camp practice—and first in front of season-ticket h...2025
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• Detroit Lions GM: Alim McNeill could return ‘earlier than expected’

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Detroit Lions star defensive tackle Alim McNeill could return to play earlier than expected, according to general manager Brad Holmes. There has never been a clear timetable for the return of Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill. The star defensive tackle tore his ACL on Dec. 15 in a game against the Buffalo Bills. The typical return f...2025
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• Open thread: How should the Lions replace Levi Onwuzurike?

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images With Levi Onwuzurike out for the season, how will the Detroit Lions replace him? After years of battling injuries, Levi Onwuzurike rebounded in 2024 with a career-best season. Yet instead of a breakout 2025 season, Onwuzurike will instead spend it rehabbing from an ACL injury. It was a difficult blow for the Detroit Lions, not even a day into their train...2025
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• Lions injury update: Levi Onwuzurike out for year after ACL surgery

Eamon Horwedel-Imagn Images The Lions will be without one of their most flexible defense lineman for the entire 2025 season. The Detroit Lions will play the entirety of the 2025 season without defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike. Earlier in the week, the Lions placed Onwuzurike on the reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list, meaning he’d miss at least four games. However, coach Dan Campbel...2025
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• Lions roster preview: Brodric Martin faces uphill climb

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Detroit’s investment along the interior defensive line this offseason speaks volumes. Brodric Martin now faces a critical summer to prove he still belongs. We’re less than a month out from the start of training camp for the Detroit Lions, and our roster series preview rolls along with a look at Brodric Martin—a project that has yet to develop. Will Marti...2025
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• Injury report: Alex Anzalone, 5 others return to practice
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• Detroit Lions GM: Alim McNeill could return ‘earlier than expected’
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• Open thread: How should the Lions replace Levi Onwuzurike?
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• Lions injury update: Levi Onwuzurike out for year after ACL surgery
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• Lions roster preview: Brodric Martin faces uphill climb
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• Notes: PFF list proves Lions still have tremendous, young core

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images PFF dropped the top 25 players under 25 years old, and the Detroit Lions dominate the list. Every now and then, I see nonsense about the Detroit Lions’ Super Bowl window closing. And while it’s true that general manager Brad Holmes’ job will get more difficult with less draft capital and more costly contracts to balance, it bears repeating just how good ...2025
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• Boise State writers: Ahmed Hassanein is an ‘incredible fit’ in Detroit

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Two Boise State writers reflect on Ahmed Hassanein’s incredible journey to the NFL, and talk about his potential with the Detroit Lions Ahmed Hassanein immediately won over the hearts of every Detroit Lions fan when he was drafted in the sixth-round. Sure, fans rejoiced the moment a pass rusher was selected, but the excitement truly came once we first heard him...2025
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• Open thread: How many immediate starters did the Lions draft in 2025?

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A look at which of the 2025 Detroit Lions draft picks could start immediately. As teams get better, the number of available starting roles diminishes. The 2021 Detroit Lions, kickstarting a rebuild, had to rely on players from Day 3 to fill their roster vacancies. However, as the Lions have turned things around, those starting ...2025
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• Does Lions GM Brad Holmes have a reach problem in the NFL Draft?

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Analyzing Lions general manager Brad Holmes’ history of reaches in the NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions have not shied away from bold moves in the NFL draft under general manager Brad Holmes. Whether it’s a 20-spot trade-up in the first round to grab a speedy wide receiver coming off a torn ACL or throwing positional value into the trash by grabbing a runnin...2025
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• NFL Draft grades 2025: Detroit Lions get mediocre marks for Tyleik Williams

Photo by Lawrence Iles/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A look at the Day 1 NFL Draft grades for the Detroit Lions and the Tyleik Williams pick. As we all know by now, NFL Draft grades are about as meaningless as analysis gets in the immediacy after a selection. We need not look farther than the Detroit Lions’ 2023 draft class, which was widely panned at the time for its unconventional pi...2025
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• Lions roster preview: Brodric Martin faces uphill climb
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• NFL mock draft 2025: Travis Hunter falls to new team in latest first-round projection

Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here’s our latest 2025 NFL mock draft. The 2024 College Football Playoff is upon us and the NFL season is wrapping up. Thus, we begin the best time of the year: draft season! This class is certainly interesting, and through the 2024 season we’ve seen a lot of risers and fallers throughout the process. I still think this draft class is i...2024
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"One of my “surprise” candidates ended up being the eventual selection in Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams."

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"With the 28th pick in the 2025 Draft, the Lions select Tyleik Williams, the defensive lineman out of Ohio State."

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"Defensive tackle Tyleik Williams, Ohio State, senior, 6-foot-3, 327 pounds: Williams has been a steady, disruptive force in the middle of OSU’s defense for going on four years now."

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"among 2 Ohio State WRs in top 10 -| CBS Sports Round 1 - Pick 32 Tyleik Williams DT OHIO STATE • SOPH • 6’3” / 318 LBS The Chiefs continue to spend first-round picks on the trenches on defense."

• Injury report: Alex Anzalone, 5 others return to practice
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• Detroit Lions GM: Alim McNeill could return ‘earlier than expected’
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• Open thread: How should the Lions replace Levi Onwuzurike?
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• Lions injury update: Levi Onwuzurike out for year after ACL surgery
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• Lions roster preview: Brodric Martin faces uphill climb
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• Lions 1st-round pick Tyleik Williams already impressing DJ Reader

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images DJ Reader is already raving about Tyleik Williams’ intelligence. Let’s start this off with something very clear and obvious: it’s impossible to know how Detroit Lions defensive Tyleik Williams will be as an NFL player before he’s even taken a single padded rep in practice. I know that. You know that. Good, we got that out of the way. That sai...2025
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• Notes: PFF list proves Lions still have tremendous, young core
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• Lions open as favorites over Packers in Week 1 showdown

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Lions open the 2025 season as road favorites over the Packers in Week 1. The 2025 NFL regular season schedule was released on Wednesday night, and the Detroit Lions will kick things off at Lambeau Field, where they’ll take on their division rival Green Bay Packers. The Lions and the Packers both made the playoffs in 2024, and each is considered ...2025
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• Detroit Lions may have attempted to trade up for Shemar Stewart

Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Woah... The Cincinnati Bengals’ selection of Shemar Stewart with the 17th pick in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft was a polarizing pick, to say the least. While Stewart generated a lot of pressure (39) last season, he only finished with 1.5 sacks in 2024. His college career features only 4.5 sacks. Despite that, the Be...2025
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• Boise State writers: Ahmed Hassanein is an ‘incredible fit’ in Detroit
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• Lions roster preview: Brodric Martin faces uphill climb
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• Detroit Lions OTA 6 Observations: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jameson Williams showing growth

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Pride of Detroit’s Morgan Cannon was on hand for the Lions sixth and final OTA of the spring and has observations from his notebook. The Detroit Lions hosted their sixth and final OTA of the Spring on Thursday, wrapping up offseason activities until they report back for training camp later in July. Due to some wet weather in the Metro Detroit...2025
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• Lions open as favorites over Packers in Week 1 showdown
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• Boise State writers: Ahmed Hassanein is an ‘incredible fit’ in Detroit
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• Arkansas writer shares thoughts on Lions draft pick Isaac TeSlaa

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Arkansas beat writer Jackson Fuller shares his thoughts on Lions WR Isaac TeSlaa The Detroit Lions traded a 2025 third-round pick and two 2026 third-round picks in order to select Isaac TeSlaa, a wide receiver out of Arkansas. TeSlaa is a Michigan native who played collegiately at Hillsdale College before transferring to the SEC. The Lions met with him th...2025
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• The Detroit Lions have one of the most athletic draft classes of 2025

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images By several metrics, the Detroit Lions’ 2025 NFL Draft class is one of the most athletic in the NFL. The Detroit Lions made seven picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, and they got themselves a whole bunch of athletes. When it comes to size, speed, and strength, the Lions roster just got a huge influx at all three. According to Pride of Detroit alum, and creator ...2025
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• Does Lions GM Brad Holmes have a reach problem in the NFL Draft?
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• POLL: What grade do you give the Lions’ pick of Tyleik Williams?

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Our latest SB Nation Reacts survey asks fans to grade the Lions first round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions selected Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams with the No. 28 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, and SB Nation wants to know what grade fans would give the selection. Williams is arguably the best run-stuffin...2025
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• Cowboys news: New DC Matt Eberflus wants turnovers in Dallas

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The latest news surrounding the Dallas Cowboys is here. What will new DC Matt Eberflus bring to Cowboys’ defense? - Todd Archer, ESPN The new DC in Dallas wants the defense to get back to creating lots of turnovers in 2025. “Yeah, pretty simple: We take the ball away,” he said when asked what the hallmark of his defense is. “That’s what we do. We stop the run...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Patrick Mahomes is not in the top ten of best all-time Super Bowl players

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, February 4 The latest Super Bowl LIX Cheat Sheet: 25 Things to Know About Chiefs Vs. Eagles | The Ringer 3. The Eagles lost to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl two years ago for a number of reasons. Hurts had a fumble that was returned for a touchdown. And the Chiefs had a 65-yard punt return that set up a score. But the biggest r...2025
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• Notes: PFF list proves Lions still have tremendous, young core
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• Boise State writers: Ahmed Hassanein is an ‘incredible fit’ in Detroit
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• Arkansas writer shares thoughts on Lions draft pick Isaac TeSlaa
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• Cowboys 2025 offseason roster preview: Defensive tackles

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Mazi Smith is the only known entity signed to play DT for the Cowboys in 2025. That’s a problem. While they have plenty of work to do across the roster this offseason, the Dallas Cowboys will need to give defensive tackle a sizeable amount of attention. Arguably their top 2025 free agent comes from the position, and others with expiring contracts would wip...2025
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• Cowboys news: New DC Matt Eberflus wants turnovers in Dallas
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• Arrowheadlines: Steve Spanuolo provides the yin to the yang of Patrick Mahomes

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Thursday, November 14 The latest Why the Chiefs love Steve Spagnuolo: Exotic blitzes, tough love and home cooking | The Athletic Reconnecting with Reid in 2019 made those memories fade. But now, three championship parades later, Spagnuolo is 64 years old. His cholesterol is a little high. One of his hips wore out and needed to be rep...2024
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• NFL Draft 2025: Potential picks in rounds one through three for the Eagles

Photo by Loren Orr/Getty Images The Birds have one pick in each of the first three rounds. Who should they take? Read on, friend! With college football barreling towards its halfway point, and two teams (shout-out Miami, Fla. and Indiana) already reaching bowl eligibility, it’s as good a time as any to write thousands and thousands of words on players who the Philadelphia Eagles might not ...2024
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• Which 2025 NFL Draft prospects should your AFC team be watching in 2024?

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images We list one 2025 NFL Draft prospect for each NFL team they should be watching this season. It’s too early to talk about the 2025 NFL Draft. After all, we don’t even know what numbers the 2024 draftees will be wearing during the regular season, let alone which underclassmen will declare for the 2025 draft. However, it’s not too early to ta...2024
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• Way Too Early 2024 Cleveland Browns Mock Draft 11.0

Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports Looking ahead to the NFL draft for the Cleveland Browns What another wild week of football we just had over the weekend as we head into rivalry week and the final regular season week of college football while wrapping up the NFL week with our Cleveland Browns defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers. There are not too many opportunities for NFL hopefuls to put togeth...2023
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• Lions 2024 draft watch: 8 players to watch, including EDGE Laiatu Latu

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This Saturday’s Detroit Lions 2024 NFL draft watch examines eight players to watch. This week’s Detroit Lions draft watch focuses on four games that should draw fans’ attention from a competitive standpoint, while also having several prospects to keep an eye on. Here are this week’s games: Florida State (12) at Wake Forest at 12:00 p.m. ...2023
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• Lions NFL Draft 2025: Detroit selects Tyleik Williams, DL, Ohio State

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Detroit shores up the defensive linen at pick No. 28. With the 28th pick in the 2025 Draft, the Lions select Tyleik Williams, the defensive lineman out of Ohio State. Here’s what he brings to the team. Stats & Accolades 2021: Played in 12 games as a reserve (16 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, two pass breakups, forced fumble). Honorable Mention A...2025
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• NFL Draft grades 2025 roundup: Detroit Lions rank among worst classes

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images According to most NFL analysts, the Detroit Lions have one of the worst 2025 NFL Draft classes in the league. Can Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes prove them all wrong again? The grades are in for the 2025 NFL Draft classes, and the Lions are near the bottom of the class again. The general consensus around the Lions’ class revolves around two m...2025
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• Detroit Lions trade up, select Tate Ratledge, G, Georgia in second round

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images The Detroit Lions made an aggressive trade up to select Georgia guard Tate Ratledge in the second round. The Detroit Lions have traded up three spots from 60 to 57 and selected Georgia guard Tate Ratledge. Here are the terms of the trade: Lions get: Pick 57 Pick 230 Broncos get: Pick 60 Pick 130 Ratledge was one of the highest scorers on our Grit...2025
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• Boise State writers: Ahmed Hassanein is an ‘incredible fit’ in Detroit
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• Detroit Lions trade up again, select guard Miles Frazier

Photo by Gus Stark/LSU/University Images via Getty Images The Detroit Lions have traded up to draft another guard: LSU’s Miles Frazier. The Detroit Lions traded up from 182 (sixth round) to 171 (fifth round) to select LSU guard Miles Frazier. The move up cost Detroit one of their seventh-round picks (228 overall). They have two more remaining (230, 244). Frazier is the second guard the ...2025
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• Detroit Lions trade up again, select Arkansas WR Isaac TeSlaa

Photo by Derick E. Hingle/Getty Images The Detroit Lions have made another aggressive move to trade up and select Arkansas WR Isaac Teslaa The Detroit Lions traded up in the third round—their second trade up in the 2025 NFL Draft—to select Arkansas wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa. Here are the terms of the trade. Lions receive: Pick 70 Pick 182 (sixth round) 2026 sixth-round pick Jaguars r...2025
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• POLL: What grade do you give the Lions’ pick of Tyleik Williams?
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• Arrowheadlines: Josh Allen’s brilliance has carried the Bills

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Saturday, November 16 The latest NFL Week 11 roundtable: Harbaugh’s Chargers, Mahomes and Allen meet again, Steelers-Ravens | The Athletic Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes meet once again as well. Bills-Chiefs always gives us a thriller. What or who makes the difference this time around? Howe: If Allen isn’t the difference maker, I’m not s...2024
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• Injury report: Alex Anzalone, 5 others return to practice
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• Detroit Lions GM: Alim McNeill could return ‘earlier than expected’
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• Open thread: How should the Lions replace Levi Onwuzurike?
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• Lions roster preview: Brodric Martin faces uphill climb
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• Detroit Lions OTA 6 Observations: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jameson Williams showing growth
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• Lions 1st-round pick Tyleik Williams already impressing DJ Reader
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• Lions open as favorites over Packers in Week 1 showdown
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• Boise State writers: Ahmed Hassanein is an ‘incredible fit’ in Detroit
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• Reaching and edge: The top storylines of the Lions 2025 draft class

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Breaking down everything that changed with the Lions this weekend The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books, and the Detroit Lions have over a half-dozen new athletes committed to wearing Honolulu blue. Questions remain for the Lions, and the media and fans have plenty to ask about things like edge rushers (did the Lions do enough, and will Ahmed Hassanein be a ...2025
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• Open thread: How many immediate starters did the Lions draft in 2025?
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• Open thread: How should the Lions replace Levi Onwuzurike?
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• NFL Draft grades 2025 roundup: Detroit Lions rank among worst classes
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• Cowboys draft 2025: Top-10 prospect rankings for each position

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Who is your favorite draft prospect so far? College football is coming up to Bowl Season, that means in scouting terms this is when the hard work begins. Before draft season starts we give you a top-10 ranking for each position for the 2025 NFL Draft. Each position ranking has an overall ranking (in brackets). QUARTERBACK Sheduer Sander, Colorado (4) ...2024
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• College football primer: Who should Giants fans watch in Week 4

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Who should you be watching this week? Good morning New York Giants fans! Happy Saturday and welcome to Week 4 of the 2024 college football season. We have a good selection of games this week, including what could be crucial scouting tape for both Michigan and USC. In fact, while we don’t know where Joe Schoen will be as of this writing, that’s a good be...2024
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