If immediate fan reaction was any indication, the Detroit Lions’ moves on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft were about as polarizing as you can get. While many praised the selection of Georgia guard Tate Ratledge in the first round—82% of Pride of Detroit readers gave it an “A” —fans were clearly not as enthusiastic for Detroit’s pick (and significant trade up) of Arkansas receiver Isaac TeSlaa—58% of Pride of Detroit readers gave it a C or lower.

If the Lions do decide to go defense with their first-round pick, it would continue a trend over recent years for Detroit, as it drafted a defensive player with their top pick in three of the last four years and 17 overall defensive players since Holmes took over in 2021.

The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft is in the books and it was about as wild and unexpected as we imagined. We saw the Jaguars make an unexpected trade up for Travis Hunter and the Browns gained additional capital and drafted Mason Graham.