With the NFL Scouting Combine complete, the intrigue for what the Detroit Lions will do in the NFL Draft is beginning to build. General manager Brad Holmes has traded up in two of the last three years, while trading back from the sixth overall selection in 2023.

Holmes has become one of the most unpredictable people in the draft, as he prioritizes fit and best player available over traditional team need.

Pro Football Focus NFL Draft analyst Trevor Sikkema believes the team is more likely to trade back than up, but can see the team landing one of the draft's top edge rushers at their 28th overall selection.

"If anything, I think they're gonna move back. I do think, if I had to bet right now, I'd bet they stay put because I think one of those good edge rushers is gonna fall to them," Sikkema told the team website. "If they believe another edge rusher, a first-round investment edge rusher, is what could take them over the top, they're gonna have the ability to do that.

"If anything, I feel like they're gonna move back even though they are in a winning window," Sikkema continued. "They could certainly get aggressive. Just looking at the talent that is available in this draft class, there's so many guys in the trenches."

Top edge prospects in this year's class include Penn State's Abdul Carter, Marshall's Mike Green, Georgia's Jalon Walker and Texas A&M's Shemar Stewart.