The Lions traded up in the 1st round to secure Terrion Arnold and double-dipped with Ennis Rakestraw in the 2nd. Today, I'll rank the defensive need by position. Tomorrow, I'll rank the offense.

With an overall score of 7.7 (out of 10), the Lions landed in a tie for the top overall score with the Baltimore Ravens.

Reed is the only Lions CB to crack the top 32. The man he's replacing, Carlton Davis, isn't on the list. That the Lions are ...

Yesterday, I analyzed the need rankings of the defense. Today, let's analyze the offense. To recap, the total need score is a combination of pure positional ... The Lions have a good mix of ...

The NFC North is primed to be one of the best divisions in football. How do the Lions stack up? We ranked the division by ...

Some may quarrel with the placement or outright absence of some players, but the Lions had a lot of players make the tpp-10 in the four-letter network's position rankings. Running back David ...

and their position in NFL power rankings from writers across the country reflects it. The Lions are receiving major praise, with a majority of national outlets viewing them as the second-best team ...

but as Edholm mentions in his rankings, the Lions drafted both Tate Ratledge and Miles Frazier for depth at that position. Teams like the Bills and Ravens finished with 13-4 and 12-5 records ...

The Lions could use some more quality backups and a young heir to Anzalone's throne, but there isn't a strong need for this position for the upcoming season and not much urgency beyond that either.