Detroit Lions now have 7 picks in the 2025 NFL draft after adding a 3rd-round selection due to Aaron Glenn being hired as New York Jets head coach.

Smith got drafted after winning the Heisman Trophy in 2021, and now he forms a dynamic duo with A.J. Brown in Philadelphia. He has over 4,000 yards receiving in his career while playing with one of his former college teammates, Jalen Hurts.

Factoring in the several players who joined midseason, the Lions have a whopping 19 unrestricted free agents on the books heading into the offseason. Here's the outlook for each player. (Sorted by 2024 cap hit. All figures provided by Spotrac.)

Aaron Glenn is off to be head coach of the New York Jets, and the Detroit Lions will get two draft picks as a thank you for his work. Under changes to the NFL's Rooney Rule adopted ... Brad Holmes from the Rams in 2021. The Rams used their extra third ...

The Jaguars and Lions were tracking almost identically until about 14 months ago, but Detroit's build had a much sturdier foundation.

Detroit will be awarded third-round compensatory picks in the 2025 and 2026 drafts thanks to an NFL rule rewarding teams for developing minority coaches. Glenn, who served four seasons as the Lions' defensive coordinator, agreed to terms to become head coach of the New York Jets on Wednesday.

Holmes set a precedent with his approach to the 2021 draft class, as core players Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell both signed big extensions. The Lions also handed hefty extensions to Jared Goff, Alim McNeill and Taylor Decker.

The Detroit ... the Lions are bounced out of the playoffs anytime over the next three weeks, general manager Brad Holmes will have some decisions to make on pending free agents and potentially extending draft picks from his first draft class in 2021.

Through his four years as GM, he's added a variety of impact players via the draft, including the likes of Penei Sewell and Amon-Ra St. Brown in 2021, Aidan Hutchinson, Jameson Williams and Kerby Joseph in 2022 and Jahmyr Gibbs and Jack Campbell in 2023. It played a large role in Detroit finishing with a franchise-best 15-2 record in 2024.

Jared Goff age 30 has been a crucial part of the Lions emergence as one of the NFL's best teams. He married his model wife Christen Harper in 2024.

With the New York Jets hiring Aaron Glenn to be their next head coach, the Detroit Lions will receive two extra draft picks.

The Detroit Lions could look to create some extra cap space this offseason, and an NFL analyst believes the team could cut a young player who arrived in Detroit in 2023.