When is the “best player available” not necessarily the best player for the Detroit Lions to draft? Based on what Lions GM Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell said during the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine, that could very well be with every single selection.
The Lions are looking for the best possible Lions player, and that isn’t always going to match up with what the big boards on ESPN or the NFL Network are saying at the time. That’s by design. This Lions team is going to keep doing things their way, and that’s been working with the influx of impressive young talent that helped key the 8-2 finish in 2022.
