Last week, we saw the national media start to slide in the Detroit Lions’ favor when it came to their polarizing draft class. A class that drew some heavy criticism early—mostly due to their perceived “reaches” and disregard for positional value—was starting to get some praise from national analysts late last week.
Interestingly enough, though, the Lions draft class doesn’t appear to have been drawing much, if any, criticism from inside league circles.
In an article for ESPN, reporter Jeremy Fowler dropped “key intel” for all 32 teams regarding their draft, and it appears the Lions’ haul got some rave reviews from both league executives and NFL scouts.