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The Detroit Lions Podcast

Daily DLP: Talking NFL Draft with Emory Hunt Detroit Lions Podcast

The Detroit Lions Podcast

Detroit Lions Podcast

Fantasy Sports, Football, Sports

4.5534 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

A 1,200-Player Lens on the NFL Draft Jeff Risdon welcomed Emery Hunt to the Detroit Lions Podcast for a focused draft conversation. Hunt outlined how his process starts in January after a season spent covering the NFL and college football. He hits nine to ten all star games, including the combine, to form first looks on prospects. Then he stacks twelve hour film days from February until the guide publishes. His draft guide includes over 1,200 individual scouting reports, one page per player he has actually watched. Buyers since 2020 would now hold more than 6,600 reports. It is built for draft weekend, camp cuts, and the regular season when rosters churn. The guide lists a clear grade for everyone he studied and costs $25. What Fits at Pick 17 for Detroit The discussion turned to the Detroit Lions at pick 17. Detroit added help on the edge in free agency. Inside, McNeil anchors a sturdy interior with capable help next to him. Hutchinson gives them a proven outside presence. That context points to two prime pathways. One is getting younger at edge if the board cooperates. Hunt said he would feel comfortable taking Reed Mesa in that range. He stressed a modern expectation for first rounders. Three productive years is success in a league where even top picks move quickly. The other path is the offensive line. If early action at the top reshapes the tackle market, Detroit could find a true left tackle on the board. The Browns’ choices at six and twenty four could influence that flow. In that scenario, Monroe Fraley fits as a clean left tackle projection. He offers the flexibility to keep him on the left side or cross train him on the right, depending on how Detroit wants to arrange the room. Interior offensive line was also mentioned as a viable consideration. Secondary Swing and a First-Round Wild Card Cornerback remains a live option if the medicals break right. If Manu McCoy checks out and slides, that would be a strong pickup at value. The show also floated a first round wild card. Anzalone Ponds of Indiana profiles as an outside corner who matches the physical, competitive edge the Lions prioritize. That type of player fits the team’s identity and adds matchup flexibility on the perimeter. However the board falls, Detroit has leverage. Free agency work on the defensive line gives room to target value. The roster’s core pieces create options rather than needs. At seventeen, the Lions can credibly choose edge, tackle, interior offensive line, or corner. With multiple workable lanes and a deep pool of scouted prospects, they can trust the grades and take the cleanest fit. #detroitlions #lions #detroitlionspodcast #nfl #jeffrisdon #emeryhunt #draftguide #pick17 #edgerusher #interiordefensiveline #mcneil #hutchinson #monroefraley #reedmesa #manumccoy #anzaloneponds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone, Jefferson here with your daily DLP.

0:19.0

And we have a special guest today.

0:22.0

One of my all-time favorite people to talk with in the industry. I've known them for a very long time. The Master of the Telstrader. Mr. Football Game Plan, Emery Hunt. Welcome to the Daily DLP. How you doing, my friend? glad to be here, Jeff, man.

0:35.7

Always good to see you, bro.

0:36.8

It's that time of year, man.

0:37.7

Usually we sit next to each other in St. Petersburg.

0:40.1

We go way back decade-plus. How are you doing, my friend? Glad to be here, Jeff, man. Always good to see you, bro. It's that time of year, man.

0:37.7

Usually we sit next to each other in St. Petersburg. We go way back decade-plus, but now we're here and talk to each other about the draft. We are, and you are everywhere. My wife loves seeing you on TV on CBS because she knows that we're friends, and she's like, oh, you're friends up there. Yeah, I know.

0:53.7

He's good at that.

0:55.7

Let's get, let's get into it.

0:57.1

So we're going to and she's like, oh, are you friends up there? Yeah, I know. He's good at that.

0:55.8

Let's get, let's get into it.

0:57.1

So we got to talk NFL draft.

0:58.4

We're two weeks out as we're recording this, and your draft guide finally came out.

1:05.6

Tell the people about your draft guide a little bit and what all is in it and like your procedure in getting it done because you do

1:11.4

things differently and I don't mean that in a bad way but you you have a different process than a lot

1:17.1

of us do so so walk us through that a little bit you're right and again to to give everybody a

1:21.8

full you know look behind a curtain I'm a football analyst you know all the way right so during the

1:27.4

season I'm covering NFL college football you know, all the way, right? So during the season, I'm covering NFL,

1:28.9

college football, CFL, and I don't start becoming a draft analyst until January when I start going

1:35.0

to all of the All-Star games, and I attend all-star games, including the Combine. And so

1:40.9

I'm watching film there. My first look at a lot of these prospects, then I dive into the film room from February to when the guy comes out, just straight 12-hour days of just hammering through film after film.

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