Draft: This year’s class isn’t filled with elite talent at the top, but it’s one of the deepest classes of edge rushers we’ve seen in some time.
The Lions are in a prime spot picking at No. 17 to snag one of the top pass rushers if they so choose. Some of the names to consider in the first round and into Day 2 of the draft include Rueben Bain Jr. (Miami), Keldric Faulk (Auburn), David Bailey (Texas Tech), T.J. Parker (Clemson), Cashius Howell (Texas A&M), Akheem Mesidor (Miami), Zion Young (Missouri), Dani Dennis-Sutton (Penn State) and R Mason Thomas (Oklahoma).
Quotable: “Yeah, I mean it would be the same approach that we took last year in terms of the position wasn’t ignored in the draft, it just didn’t come together like how we would have liked it to be from a draft standpoint,” Holmes said of his approach to adding an edge rusher this offseason.
“But you know Muhammad played really well. I’m not sure many other teams had an 11-sack and a 14.5-sack guy. I thought the rush was good, but I understand he’s a free agent. Davenport is a free agent, so we’re definitely going to have to look and replenish opposite of Hutch for sure.”