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Lions Add Seven Day-3 Picks, Target Defensive End

4/24/2026

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Lions Draft Day3

Detroit Lions entered the 2026 NFL draft with nine selections, including the No. 17 overall pick.
General manager Brad Holmes held a Zoom meeting with a Central Florida defensive end during pre-draft scouting.
Detroit tied for the most Day 3 picks, making seven selections to add defensive depth and reserve skill players.
The Lions also own the No. 50 overall pick, their only selection after Day 2 before a pause until Day 3.

Summary

**Miller Graded Tackle**

Analysts from USA TODAY, Yahoo! and CBS graded Miller a tackle, noting Detroit chose need and warning it may have lost upside by skipping higher-rated prospects.
USA TODAY said the pick moves Penei Sewell to left tackle while Miller starts at right, highlighting his 54 career starts and 3,778 snaps as a successor to Taylor Decker.
The consensus emphasizes Miller’s durability and plug-and-play potential to aid the Lions’ offensive-line regression.

History

Historical Context

After hiring Matt Millen as president/GM in 2001, the Lions posted a 31-84 record over seven seasons, the worst eight-year stretch in modern NFL history. Millen’s 2002 selection of quarterback Joey Harrington third overall sparked a decade of high-profile drafts and turnover. In 2024 GM Brad Holmes traded two third-rounders for defensive end Isaac TeSlaa, echoing that pattern of costly roster moves.

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Lions Draft Day3

Detroit Lions entered the 2026 NFL draft with nine selections, including the No. 17 overall pick.
General manager Brad Holmes held a Zoom meeting with a Central Florida defensive end during pre-draft scouting.
Detroit tied for the most Day 3 picks, making seven selections to add defensive depth and reserve skill players.
The Lions also own the No. 50 overall pick, their only selection after Day 2 before a pause until Day 3.

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