Five drafts have now come and gone for Brad Holmes as Lions general manager. And one thing remains true: He does not care one bit about your draft board and the outside world’s perception of his roster construction. He’s going to continue to draft and build the Lions in his own way, and with little-to-no consideration for what fans and pundits think about it.

Holmes and Detroit went into the 2025 NFL Draft with seven total picks, and came out of it with exactly seven players after facilitating three trades. It gives Holmes 16 total draft-day deals in five years as the Lions’ lead personnel decision-maker.

He moved up three times throughout the course of this year’s three-day draft. He did so twice on Day 2: moving up from