SHOCKER: Could Detroit Lions Consider MASSIVE Draft SWERVE with Max Iheanachor at Tackle?

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions consider bold NFL Draft moves as tackle Max Iheanachor and cornerback Jermod McCoy emerge as possible first-round targets. Could Brad Holmes’ strategy shake up the team’s offensive line and secondary? Matt Dery brings expert draft analysis featuring insights from Trevor Sikkema and covers the potential fit and ceiling of Arizona State’s Iheanachor, plus the intrigue surrounding McCoy’s top-10 talent despite injury concerns. Former Lions fullback Jason Cabinda raises eyebrows, questioning if Detroit’s Super Bowl window is closing after minimal offseason splash and defensive uncertainty. Dery dissects Cabinda’s claims, the front office’s approach to injured players, and the evolving roles of standouts like Kerby Joseph, Brian Branch, and Aidan Hutchinson. With the draft looming, the Lions’ approach at pick 17—and their readiness to trade back or select best available—could define the trajectory of Detroit’s season.

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0:00.0	All right, let's add another tackle to the list of possibilities for the Lions at 17.
0:11.4	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:16.7	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:23.3	Welcome everybody. It's a Friday edition of Locked-on Lions. Matt Derry with you. Locked-on
0:27.2	Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network. We are less than a week away from the NFL
0:32.2	draft. Could the Lions? We'll talk about this in our third segment today. Take a cornerback
0:37.3	at number 17.
0:38.9	Dave Burkette at the free press says there's somebody that has been linked to the Lions at 17 at the cornerback position.
0:45.2	We'll get into that coming up momentarily.
0:47.4	Former Lion Jason Cabinda recently on a podcast was asked which team had the most surprising offseason in terms of
0:56.6	maybe even disappointment in Cabindus of the Lions. We will explain. Locked-on mock draft is out.
1:03.6	Yes. Get it wherever you get your podcast. It's on our locked on NFL draft channel. It's everywhere.
1:09.9	Who I took at 17 for the Lions and how it shook out.
1:12.5	We'll go over that momentarily.
1:13.9	But first, let's start with this.
1:15.7	Yesterday, as many of you know, we had Trevor Sycambe, Bleacher Report, NFL draft
1:21.2	analyst.
1:23.0	Just one of the best draft guys out there was at PFF.
1:26.5	And recently I got let go from PFF and, you know, big cost-cutting measure over there.
1:32.6	But Trevor was on the program yesterday on the podcast.
1:35.8	And in asking him about number 17 and the tackles that could be there for Detroit to grab at number 17,
1:42.4	he brought up the big fella from Arizona State, Max Ihanachor,
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