Lions 2025 draft preview: LBs are set next season, but long-term questions for Detroit

Lions 2025 draft preview: LBs are set next season, but long-term questions for Detroit

Ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft (April 24-26 in Green Bay), we’ll be taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions‘ roster and how the team’s needs can be met on draft weekend. Today: Linebackers. Current roster outlook The Lions are returning all three of their starting linebackers from last season, with Alex Anzalone (weak-side linebacker), Jack Campbell (middle linebacker) and Derrick Barnes (strong-side linebacker) set to once again le…

Detroit Lions Draft Needs, Picks & Mock Draft for 2025

As a lead-up to the 2025 NFL draft, we've broken down the current depth chart of every NFL team and identified the biggest draft and team needs for the Detroit Lions. You can find additional team-by-team draft needs articles and other draft content on our 2025 NFL Draft Hub. Detroit Lions Needs: Top Positions of Need in 2025 Edge Rusher Offensive Line Defensive Depth What Picks Do the Detroit Lions Have in 2025? The Detroit Lions have 7 picks i…

Lions draft preview: Adding long-term LB not out of question

Photo by Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions don’t have an immediate need at linebacker, but it remains a long-term one, and there are several tempting candidates in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions love linebacker perhaps more than any other team in the NFL. They spent a first-round pick on one in 2023 (Jack Campbell), they just handed another an extension (Derrick Barnes), and despite having a bunch of special …