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The Detroit Lions 2021 NFL draft is in the books and we at Pride of Detroit aimed to provide you the most extensive coverage available. Things moved fast over the three days of this year’s draft and if you missed any of our coverage, we gathered and provided links to all of our articles in one convenient place.
Below, we have grouped all of our published articles by draft prospect and as we continue to produce more content on each player, we will update this list with the new pieces. So, make sure you bookmark this page and check back for more updates.
Round 1, Pick 7: Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon
- Why the Lions should draft Penei Sewell (pre-draft)
- The pick is in!
- What the Lions are getting in Sewell
- How Sewell impacts the Lions roster
- Grading the selection of Sewell
- National analysts grade the Lions selection
- Watch: Sewell’s career highlights
- Watch: Must-see interview, Sewell wants to be hated on the field
- Watch: Sewell breaks down his film with Geoff Schwartz
- Lions war room reacts to the selection of Sewell
- Brad Holmes considered trading up for Sewell... twice
- Fan reaction of the Lions selecting Sewell
- Oregon coach believes Lions got “a generational talent” in Sewell
- 5 things to know about Sewell
- Podcast: POD reacts to the Sewell selection
- Podcast: Breaking down Sewell’s explosive play with Tyson Alger from The Athletic
- 5 questions on Sewell with Addicted to Quack
- The Rowe Report: Sewell has that biting kneecaps energy
- Jerry Malory video: The Lions nailed Day 1
- VIDEO: Watch Sewell’s side of the draft day phone call
- VIDEO: All-access look at Sewell’s draft day experience
- Detroit Lions turned down ‘solid’ trade-down offer to draft Penei Sewell
- Brad Holmes explains why he didn’t trade down
- Signed!
- Sewell spotted taking reps with starting offensive line at OTAs
- Sewell’s jersey number revealed
- PFF believes Sewell is already a top-32 OT in the NFL
- VIDEO: The Carolina Panthers were ready to draft Sewell if the Lions passed
- Sewell meets childhood idol Lions’ HOF WR Calvin Johnson
Round 2, Pick 41: Levi Onwuzurike, DT, Washington
- The pick is in!
- What the Lions are getting in Onwuzurike
- How Onwuzurike impacts the Lions roster
- Grading the selection of Onwuzurike
- Watch: Onwuzurike’s career highlights
- Onwuzurike like to, um, mess up offenses (Warning: language)
- GM Brad Holmes shares his thoughts on Onwuzurike, McNeill, and Melifonwu
- PODcast: Lions go talent over need in Day 2
- PODcast: Onwuzurike’s time at Washington with Lars Hanson of The Dawg Report
- 5 questions with UW Dawg Pound: Levi Onwuzurike should make an early impact
- DL coach Todd Wash explains Onwuzurike’s role
- Signed!
Round 3, Pick 72: Alim McNeill, NT, NC State
- The pick is in!
- What the Lions are getting in McNeill
- How McNeill impacts the Lions roster
- Grading the selection of McNeill
- Watch: McNeill’s career highlights
- GM Brad Holmes shares his thoughts on Onwuzurike, McNeill, and Melifonwu
- PODcast: Lions go talent over need in Day 2
- 5 questions on McNeill with Inside Pack Sports
- Whoops, did the Lions mess up the Philadelphia Eagles’ draft plans?
- Eagles confirm McNeill was their target
- Signed!
- Video: McNeill’s draft day experience
- PODcast: We chat with NC State beat writer Jonas Pope
Round 3, Pick 101: Ifeatu Melifonwu, CB, Syracuse
- The pick is in!
- What the Lions are getting in Melifonwu
- How Melifonwu impacts the Lions roster
- Grading the selection of Melifonwu
- Watch: Melifonwu’s career highlights
- GM Brad Holmes shares his thoughts on Onwuzurike, McNeill, and Melifonwu
- PODcast: Lions go talent over need in Day 2
- 5 questions on Melifonwu with Nunes Magician
- PODcast: Early expectations for Melifonwu
Round 4, Pick 112: Amon-Ra St, Brown, WR, USC
- The pick is in!
- What the Lions are getting in St. Brown
- How St. Brown impacts the Lions roster
- Grading the selection of St. Brown
- Watch: St. Brown’s career highlights
- 5 questions about St. Brown with the L.A. Times
- Fans react to the Lions selecting St. Brown
- St. Brown “don’t rock with the Packers no more”
- St. Brown: “I’m ready to take someone’s job”
- NFL Network analyst projects “big year” for St. Brown
- Signed!
- PODcast: Why Amon-Ra St. Brown is a perfect fit for the Detroit Lions
Round 4, Pick 113: Derrick Barnes, LB, Purdue
- Lions trade up and the pick is in!
- What the Lions are getting in Barnes
- How Barnes impacts the Lions roster
- Grading the selection of Barnes
- Watch: Barnes’ career highlights
- 5 questions with Gold and Black
- Fans react to the Lions selecting Barnes
- Photo: Barnes already has a huge Lion tattoo
- Detroit Lions received texts from NFL teams praising selection of LB Derrick Barnes
- Signed!
Round 7, Pick 257: Jermar Jefferson, RB, Oregon State
- The pick is in!
- What the Lions are getting in Jefferson
- How Jefferson impacts the Lions roster
- Watch: Jefferson’s career highlights
- 5 questions on Jefferson with Building the Dam
- Jefferson angry after falling in the draft, ready to shock the world
- Signed!
- Jefferson already supporting local Detroit charity
Undrafted Free Agents
- UDFA Tracker
- What the Lions are getting in their 13 UDFAs
- Lions bringing in a 14th UDFA, Oregon safety Nick Pickett
- UDFA bonuses revealed
Full 2021 class recap/impact
- List of all 7 picks
- Alex Reno’s 2021 draft class grades
- National experts’ grades: Lions had a consensus top-10 class
- The Lions’ 2021 class was among the NFL’s most valuable
- RAS scores for the Lions entire 2021 draft class
- Column: Draft shows Lions’ rebuild is a marathon, not a sprint
- Podcast: Full Lions class recap
- Lions 2021 draft class superlatives
- 2021 Detroit Lions depth chart: Post-NFL Draft update
- 2021 Detroit Lions post-draft, 53-man roster prediction
- 5 players who benefited from the Lions 2021 draft class
- 5 players negatively impacted by the Lions 2021 draft class
- Lions announce 32 players will participate in rookie mini-camp
- Lions new jersey numbers revealed at rookie mini-camp
- Observation from Lions 2021 rookie mini-camp
- Lions release video of rookie mini-camp
- Lions release 37-minute behind-the-scenes video of 2021 NFL Draft
- Top-8 moments from Lions’ draft video
- Lions transparency is very refreshing