Why the Detroit Lions should draft Kenneth Grant

Note: This article kicks off our 2025 NFL Draft preview series, where our staff makes their case for several different candidates for the Detroit Lions’ 28th overall pick.

Are you surprised I want to see a Michigan Wolverine in the Honolulu blue? Thankfully, one of the biggest needs for the Detroit Lions heading into the 2025 NFL Draft is help in the trenches on the defensive line. While a majority of the focus is on the defensive end spot, and understandably so, you can’t ignore the interior defensive line being a need as well.

Grant would give this defensive line a big boost to the interior pressure, which in turn will help the edge rushers get to the quarterback. We saw how the interior…