Overview
- ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. says top tackle prospects Monroe Freeling, Francis Mauigoa and Spencer Fano are unlikely to reach Detroit at pick No. 17.
- Kiper identifies Clemson’s Blake Miller as a Day 1 starter at right tackle, a scenario that could prompt the Lions to move Penei Sewell to left tackle.
- Miller’s profile includes 54 college starts, year-over-year declines in pressures allowed per Pro Football Focus, and strong NFL Combine testing.
- Detroit reshaped its line by releasing Taylor Decker and Graham Glasgow, adding Cade Mays and Larry Borom, and trading for Juice Scruggs, with Borom the practical incumbent opposite Sewell for now.
- NFL.com’s Eric Edholm projects Georgia’s Monroe Freeling to Detroit in a mock draft, characterizing him as high-upside with “buyer beware” traits that may require development.