In the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions are positioned with the 29th pick.

The team had better picks on the opening day of the draft in each of general manager Brad Holmes’ first three seasons in charge.

Selecting early is not as exciting for Detroit’s skilled personnel evaluator as it is to have to sort through a lot more individuals who will be selected later.

Speaking on 97.1 The Ticket, Holmes said that because there is a smaller pool to assess, getting early picks is a little easier. He even said it is a little less exciting.

Holmes got acclimated to working in a different atmosphere with the Rams organisation when they didn’t even have a pick on opening day.

“I will say, I feel comfort in that and I found a lot of comfort in not only picking later, maybe not even having a first round pick back in my tenure with the Rams,” Holmes said. It excites me more, in my opinion. It seems difficult to make a mistake when you’re looking at the top ten, in my opinion. You’re trying to choose between Grand Cayman and Turks and Caicos, and you have some extremely talented athletes.”

When the card is turned in and the official announcement about the team’s selection is made, Detroit’s front office and coaching staff have been known to burst out laughing.