STUNNER: What if the Detroit Lions PASSED on a Tackle at 17 to take a Guard?

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🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions face a pivotal draft decision: will Brad Holmes select a guard at No. 17, even with top tackles like Monroe Freeling and Kadyn Proctor on the board? Matt Dery explores Peter Schrager’s surprising mock draft scenario, spotlighting Penn State’s Vega Ioane—a physically dominant, “Dan Campbell” type player whose potential fit could shake up the Lions’ offensive line and impact Christian Mahogany’s role. NFL insider Jason La Canfora joins to assess Detroit’s window of contention, question whether the Lions are in decline, and break down key off-season trends. Topics include Ben Johnson’s departure, the importance of adding an elite pass rusher, and the NFC North’s growing competitiveness with the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. Insightful analysis covers potential offensive line picks, the edge rusher market, and how Detroit can stay in the playoff hunt amid shifting roster dynamics.

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0:00.0	Would the Detroit Lions actually take a guard and interior offensive linemen at 17?
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0:23.7	I'm welcome to everybody.
0:24.8	Matt Derry with you.
0:25.6	It is a Tuesday edition of Lockdown Lions, Lockdown Podcast Network,
0:29.0	the number one sports podcast network on a Tuesday, April 7th.
0:32.8	Great to be with you.
0:33.7	Coming up on the program today, Jason Locken for a yes the former detroit writer the long
0:39.9	time nfl expert and insider from cbs sports now with big play sports going to join us momentarily
0:46.6	we'll get jason's thoughts on the lion's offseason and everything asking what he's hearing about
0:51.2	detroit etc but let's start with this.
0:58.9	Peter Schrager is now at ESPN, longtime NFL network guy, was on the good morning NFL for a long time as well.
1:02.6	And he just recently put out a mock draft from everything that he's hearing
1:07.0	from the 32 NFL teams as he spent a week in Arizona last week at the
1:12.1	league meetings and in his mock draft for the Lions. We're not doing mock draft one day
1:17.4	today and I'm not going to go through all the picks. But what I found interesting with what
1:20.9	Schrager had for Detroit at number 17 was he had the Lions passing on Monroe Freeling, the big tackle from Georgia.
1:31.1	He had him passing on Caden Proctor, the big tackle from Alabama,
1:35.6	who we talked about yesterday as a fit for Detroit,
1:38.5	and the fact that we know that General Manager Brad Holmes loves Alabama players.
1:44.6	He's drafted three of them in the first round.
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