DRAFT STRATEGY: Lions and Blake Miller LINKED as Most RELIABLE Choice, Position Battle INTENSIFIES

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4.1 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions zero in on offensive line answers—Blake Miller surges as a potential safe pick at No. 17. With NFL Draft buzz intensifying, Matt Dery spotlights Miller’s rise, discussing John Ledyard’s strong endorsement of the Clemson tackle and how his experience, size, and upside align with Detroit’s pressing right tackle need. The debate heats up over draft targets, with other O-line standouts like Kadyn Proctor and Caleb Lomu linked to pre-draft visits, while the Lions keep their cards close to the vest and play draft poker. Roster depth, tactical team-building, and financial philosophy also come under the microscope. Listener Logan raises critical questions about Rod Wood’s comments on organizational spending, ticket prices, and Detroit’s long-term strategy for re-signing stars like Amon-Ra St. Brown and Aidan Hutchinson. As the NFL Draft draws near, are the Lions poised to lock down the trenches and emerge as true NFC contenders?

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0:00.0	You are Locked On Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:10.9	Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:17.0	Welcome in, everybody, a Wednesday edition of Locked on Lions, Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network. My name is Matt Derry. Welcome in to everybody, Wednesday edition of Locked-on Lions, Locked-on Podcast Network,
0:21.1	the number one sports podcast network.
0:23.1	My name is Matt Derry. Welcome in, everybody. Appreciate you being with us. Coming up on the program today, we'll finish the show with a call of the day. If you want to be our call of the day, leave us a voicemail. What do you think of the draft? What do you think the Lions are going to do? What will Brad Holmes do at 17 and at 50?
0:38.8	Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com slash derrily. do you think of the draft? What do you think the Lions are going to do? What will Brad Holmes do at 17 and at 50?
0:38.8	Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com slash dairy podcast page. We'll hear from one of our
0:43.9	everydayers a little bit later on. We've got an updated list, courtesy of our friends at Pride of
0:48.8	Detroit pre-draft list of guys that have come in and worked out for the Lions. We mentioned it
0:53.2	yesterday. It's been quiet in Allen Park. We will explain coming up. Also, a couple of new names linked to
1:00.5	the lions that are out there. But let's start with this. There is one name that is all
1:05.5	a sudden immensely popular that is, I'm not going to say come out of nowhere, but has been more
1:10.4	popular over the last
1:11.5	24 to 48 hours for the Lions as, as the safest pick for Detroit at number 17.
1:20.5	We've heard names, okay?
1:21.9	We'll talk about Caden Proctor a little bit later on.
1:24.3	We'll talk about Vega, Yawane, Monroe Freeling. We have heard all
1:29.2	these names about tackles, Caleb Lomu, Spencer Fano, the two Utah bookend tackles. But there
1:35.8	seems to be a consensus, and it started yesterday with John Ledyard, who was great on the show.
1:41.1	If you missed John yesterday, please go check him out from Tuesday's show here,
1:45.1	whether you're listening on Apple, Spotify,
1:47.5	where you get your podcast on the audio side
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