{"id":862057,"date":"2026-04-09T04:36:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862057\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T04:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:36:39","slug":"detroit-lions-nfl-draft-injury-report-lsu-s-aj-haulcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862057\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: LSU S AJ Haulcy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lionswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lions&#039;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lions&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lions&#8217; <\/a>safety position has major injury concerns with <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/detroit-lions-injury-examining-kerby-124508128.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kerby Joseph&#039;s knee;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kerby Joseph&#039;s knee&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kerby Joseph&#8217;s knee <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/lions-brian-branch-injury-status-224536680.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brian Branch&#039;s Achilles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Brian Branch&#039;s Achilles&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Branch&#8217;s Achilles<\/a>. Adding a healthy safety in the 2026 NFL Draft may be a priority. AJ Haulcy is an early-round prospect who looks to have a low medical concern level and may fit the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lions&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lions<\/a>&#8216; needs.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the excerpt from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimmyliaomd.com\/p\/nfl-draft-2026-safety-medical-aj-haulcy-vj-payne-michael-taaffe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:my medical report on AJ Haulcy:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;my medical report on AJ Haulcy&quot;}\" class=\"link \">my medical report on AJ Haulcy:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>(Ages in parentheses are at start of 2026 season and are factored into the concern level. Injury info and ages based on available public information are unverified and subject to update. Games played data courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sports-reference.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sports-reference.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;sports-reference.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">sports-reference.com<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>AJ Haulcy, S (22) &#8211; LSU<\/p>\n<p>Projected round 3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/daniel-jeremiah-s-top-50-2026-nfl-draft-prospect-rankings-1-0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:#89 on Jeff Risdon big board Feb 19.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;#89 on Jeff Risdon big board Feb 19.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">#89 on Jeff Risdon big board Feb 19.<\/a>\u00a0Ran 4.52 40 at combine.<\/p>\n<p>Concern level 1\/10<\/p>\n<p>Haulcy has a track record of perfect availability. There are loose reports of a possible shoulder issue in his final season, but I couldn\u2019t find any hard confirmation of it. He did participate in the Senior Bowl which is reassuring. Overall, Haulcy is at the right age and appears to be very clean as long as the shoulder checks out.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Haulcy finished with a healthy 10 INT and 19 PBU in his career.<\/p>\n<p>For more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lions&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lions<\/a>\u00a0coverage, follow us on X,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thelionswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TheLionsWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;@TheLionsWire&quot;}\" class=\"link \">@TheLionsWire<\/a>, and give our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lionswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page a like.\u00a0Follow Jimmy on X,\u00a0@<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JimmyLiaoMD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:JimmyLiaoMD;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;JimmyLiaoMD&quot;}\" class=\"link \">JimmyLiaoMD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/lionswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/lions\/2026\/04\/08\/detroit-lions-nfl-draft-injury-report-lsu-s-aj-haulcy\/89482100007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: LSU S AJ Haulcy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Detroit Lions NFL Draft Injury Report: LSU S AJ Haulcy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lions&#8217; safety position has major injury concerns with Kerby Joseph&#8217;s knee and Brian Branch&#8217;s Achilles. 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