Now just under two weeks before the start of the 2022 NFL Draft, who have the Detroit Lions had in for pre-draft visits?
Finally, we’re in the stretch run less than two weeks before the start of the 2022 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions are set to be among the headliners of the first round, with two picks on each end of the opening round (No. 2 and 32) and plenty of options.
For some teams, pre-draft visits are very predictive of who they’ll draft. The Dallas Cowboys come to mind, as they have a long run of first-round picks they had a pre-draft visit with. For other teams they can be just as predictive, or simple due diligence.
Where the Lions sit on that spectrum will be best determined when this regime, led by general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell, has more of a body of work to reflect on.
The flurry of reports about visits can be hard to keep track of.
So who have the Lions had in for pre-draft visits this year?
Who have the Detroit Lions had in for 2022 pre-draft visits?
With a hat tip to Lions Wire and NFL Trade Rumors, in no particular order, here’s who the Lions reportedly have had, or will have in some cases, a “top-30” pre-draft visit with.
Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson
Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux
Notre Dame S Kyle Hamilton
Pittsburgh QB Kenny Pickett
LSU CB Derek Stingley Jr.
Florida State DE Jermaine Johnson
Georgia LB Nakobe Dean
Georgia DL Travon Walker
Georgia S Lewis Cine
Arkansas WR Treylon Burks
Oklahoma LB Brian Asamoah
Okahoma S Delarrin Turner-Yell
Illinois S Kerby Joseph
Nebraska CB Cameron Taylor-Britt
Michigan RB Hassan Haskins
Missouri State DL Eric Johnson
Oklahoma State WR Tay Martin
East Carolina CB Ja’Quan McMillian
Oklahoma State LB Devin Harper
Looks like the Lions have 19 of the top-30 visits accounted for. There’s no requirement to use all 30, 30 is just the maximum allowed and a local Pro Day allowed the Lions to get a look at another notable prospect (Cincinnati cornerback Ahmad Gardner, a Detroit native).