We’re closing out our 2025 Detroit Lions draft preview with a position the team may not be eager to draft. In Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch, the Lions arguably have the best safety duo in the NFL. However,

The Lions package picks No. 228 and 244, sending them to the Atlanta Falcons for No. 217, the second pick of the seventh round. It's a move to land one of "my guys" in the draft. It's my dream, after all...

Lions safety draft priority: Lower end. Holmes has expressed interest in re-signing Joseph, who led the NFL with nine interceptions last season and is entering the final year of his rookie contract. Branch has two years remaining on his rookie deal.