Draft: There has only been one draft in the Holmes era where he hasn’t taken a receiver and that was 2024. He took St. Brown in the fourth round in 2021, Williams in the first round in 2022, Antoine Green in the seventh round in 2023 and TeSlaa (third) and Lovett (seventh) in 2025.
Detroit has more pressing needs at other spots, but it’s obviously a position Holmes likes to keep stocked. It’s probably something he wouldn’t consider until the later rounds when it’s more about the grade fitting the draft position.
One interesting name for me is Mississippi State’s Brenen Thompson (5-9, 170). He’ll be in the running for the fastest at the NFL Scouting Combine in late February with a 10.18 100-yard dash on his resume in high school to go along with five touchdowns of 50-plus yard this season on 57 receptions for 1,054 yards and six touchdowns.
Quotable: “He’s probably grown more than anybody has throughout the year, as far as our young guys. He’s grown the most,” Campbell said of TeSlaa. “What you love about him is why he’s here. Of course, he’s got ability, but he’s smart, he’s instinctive, he’s tough, he’s a finisher, he’s resilient.
“Every week, we’ve been able to put more and more on him. He’s serving a lot of different roles, playing a lot of different positions. But he’s just continued to – he’s one of those guys that broke through that rookie wall at some point and just kept going. And that’s what you want. Those are the guys you’re looking for.”