The best 2024 NFL first-round mock you’ll ever see: The Complete Randomized Edition:

With NFL mock draft season coming to a close, it’s time to conclude the pre-draft process with the most important mock you’ll read: our annual Random Names Out of a Hat NFL mock draft, 2024 edition.

This tradition goes all the way back to 2013, when site founder Sean Yuille set out to answer a very important question: Could a completely randomized draft produce better results for the Detroit Lions than when Matt Millen was general manager?

When Sean stepped down in 2015, I was happy to...

A look at how Lions teammates and other NFL players reacted to Amon-Ra St. Brown’s and Penei Sewell’s contract extensions.

In a historic day in franchise history, the Detroit Lions gave a pair of record-setting contracts to receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and offensive tackle Penei Sewell. Both members of the 2021 NFL Draft class—the first draftees of Lions general manager Brad Holmes—St. Brown and Sewell represent the young, extremely talented core of this Lions franchise. St. Brown is just 24 years old. Sewell is only 23. Now both are the highest-paid players at their position.

Of course, the internet both...

Penei Sewell’s monster contract extension is actually a six-year commitment from the Detroit Lions.

The Detroit Lions and Penei Sewell agreed to a four-year extension according to several reports, but the team’s commitment to their franchise tackle is actually a little longer than that.

According to NFL insider Albert Breer, before the Lions and Sewell agreed to terms on a new deal, they picked up his fifth-year option. That means with the one year remaining on his rookie deal, plus the fifth-year option, Sewell will now be under contract for the next six years—or through the 2029 season.

Six remaining...

The Detroit Lions have locked up Penei Sewell on a record-setting 4-year contract extension.

The Detroit Lions have made Wednesday an iconic day in franchise history. Just a few hours after it was reported that Amon-Ra St. Brown is getting a massive four-year extension, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo is now reporting that Penei Sewell is getting a record-breaking four-year extension of his own. Per Garafolo, the deal is worth a total of $112 million, including $85 million guaranteed. The deal, per Garafolo, makes Sewell the highest-paid offensive lineman in football.

The previously highest-paid deal for an offensive lineman (by average...

Detroit Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown is signing a MASSIVE extension that puts him among the highest-paid receivers in the NFL.

The Detroit Lions and Amon-Ra St. Brown have reportedly agreed on a four-year, $120 million extension that makes the All Pro one of the highest-paid wide receivers in football. According to NFL Network, the deal comes with $77 million. The $30 million a year average matched the highest in football for a wide receiver, tying Tyreek Hill’s four-year, $120 million—although Hill only had $72.2 million guaranteed.

It’s a well-deserved raise for St. Brown after the 24 year old spent...

Amon-Ra St. Brown gave ESPN a very optimistic update on contract talks with the Detroit Lions.

The last we heard of contract talks between the Detroit Lions and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, the two sides were preparing to meet at the NFL Combine at the beginning of March. Since then, it’s been pretty quiet, although St. Brown has not been spotted at voluntary offseason activities at Allen Park lately.

However, there is good news on the horizon. St. Brown talked with ESPN’s Eric Woodyard this week, and gave a very optimistic outlook on where negotiations currently stand.

“I’m not...

With pick No. 61 in the 2024 POD Community Mock Draft, the Detroit Lions select...

Our 2024 Pride of Detroit Community Mock is nearly concluded, but before we put a bow on the series, we still have one last profile to explore.

This offseason, our POD mock drafters did a great job of picking a lot of great prospects the Lions might be interested in, leaving me with some tough choices. We asked readers to vote on who they would like me to select—a reminder that I took Chop Robinson at pick No. 29—and as is tradition, I made my...

WVU center Zach Frazier is everything the Detroit Lions could possibly want in an offensive lineman.

In last year’s NFL Draft, I would argue there was no prospect more DAN CAMPBELL GRIT than linebacker Jack Campbell. It came as very little surprise that Detroit took him, despite the fact that the Lions didn’t have a pressing need at linebacker.

If I were to award that honor to a player in the 2024 NFL Draft class, it would go to West Virginia center Zach Frazier, and I think he should be on the short list of candidates for the Detroit Lions’...

A look at the Detroit Lions’ top 10 needs entering the 2024 NFL Draft:

The Detroit Lions are heading into the 2024 NFL Draft without even one pressing need. In fact, there’s a very, very good chance that whoever the Lions take with the 29th overall pick (or wherever their first pick eventually lands) will not be a day one starter. Things are that good in Detroit right now.

But the NFL Draft is not just for taking care of your current year’s roster. The impact of a single draft class can last several seasons, or even decades if you...

In SB Nation’s 2024 NFL Mock Draft, the Detroit Lions sat patiently at pick No. 29 and landed the best press man corner in this class.

As mock draft season comes to a close, so does our SB Nation writer’s mock draft series. So far, 28 picks have come off the board and the Detroit Lions are now on the clock.

At this point in the draft, many of the big-named prospects have been selected—you can read short excerpts about each pick here—but let’s do a quick recap of the players drafted:

• QB: Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels,...

QOTD: What’s your ideal scenario for the Detroit Lions on Day 1 of the NFL draft?

The Detroit Lions are in the most unusual spots of the NFL draft that we’ve seen them be in in a long time. They currently hold pick No. 29 overall in the first round, and that means just about anything is on the table.

They could trade way up, as they did for Jameson Williams two years ago, and could provide some early spice. They could also move back into the top of the second round, which we’ve seen teams pay a premium in...

As the national media descends upon Detroit, we’re starting to see some breathtaking images of the 2024 NFL Draft.

The 2024 NFL Draft is now about 48 hours away, and as the national media starts to descend upon Detroit, we’re starting to get our first look at what the stage will actually look like in the middle of Campus Martius.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero gave a nice look of inside the hangar, offering a familiar look of the NFL Draft stage:

For a little more perspective on how it looks placed in the middle of Detroit, NFL vice president of...