![]() Of course, this shouldn’t be a complete surprise. But Lions general manager Brad Holmes made a statement on Thursday night: I don’t care. Those positions aren’t viewed as very valuable by the analytics community. Running back and linebacker weren’t high on the Lions’ needs board. Brad Holmes doesn’t care about your mocks, nor your positional value Let’s dig a little deeper into this pick with some instant analysis. Others argue that linebacker isn’t a high-value position and the Lions could have had a chance at Campbell later in the draft-perhaps with the team’s newly-acquired 34th overall pick. Campbell was the first linebacker off the board, and many analysts had him as the best prospect at his position. ![]() ![]() The Detroit Lions continued to throw off draft experts on the opening night of the 2023 NFL Draft by selecting Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell with the 18th overall pick. ![]()
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