The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books and the Detroit Lions welcomed seven new selections to the team.
This weekend’s draft in Green Bay marked general manager Brad Holmes’ fifth draft with Detroit. He selected two defensive linemen, two offensive linemen, two wide receivers and a safety.
The Lions’ 2025 draft class features:
Three players from the University of Georgia
Three players who won at least one College Football Playoff National Championship
Five players who combined for 10 College Football Playoff appearances
Five players from the SEC, one from the Big Ten, one from the Mountain West
Detroitlions.com had compete coverage of all seven draft picks. Here’s all the content and a recap of everything you need to know about each member of the Lions’ 2025 Draft Class:
DL Tyleik Williams: 1st Round, No. 28 overall
The Lions selected defensive lineman Tyleik Williams out of Ohio State in the first round. Williams (6-3, 334) offers reinforcements on the defensive line and was an elite run stopper for the Buckeyes.
What Holmes had to say: “He just had a lot of traits and qualities that we were looking for and he’s going to fit right in here like a glove. We spent a lot of time with him in the process leading up to this and we were very, very impressed.”
Top quote from Williams’ conference call: “I would say I’m a film junkie, I’m always in the film room, trying to gain an advantage of anything I can. I pick up on a lot of things that offensive lines tend to do, and I feel like I can relay that information to the defense and put us in a great spot.”
Fast fact: Entering Ohio State, Williams said he weighed around 360 pounds before slimming to around 320 and becoming a destructive force on the Buckeyes’ defensive line.