Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has really gone to work the last couple offseasons revamping and reshaping Detroit’s cornerback room.
Spending a first and second-round draft pick last year on cornerbacks and then adding a bunch of veteran depth in free agency this offseason, the Lions have a pretty deep CB room they should feel pretty good about.
That certainly doesn’t mean Holmes shouldn’t look to keep adding to the group if the right prospect comes along at one of their draft slots. Cornerback typically has the highest injury rate among NFL position groups and a team’s depth is usually challenged there by the end of the season, which was certainly the case in Detroit last year.
Cornerback class draft strength: Top end talent. Travis Hunter, Will Johnson and Jahdae Baron have a chance to all be Top 20 picks and all three have the potential to be immediate impact starters. It’s not as deep a cornerback class overall as we’ve seen in past years, but it’s a solid group.
Lions cornerback depth chart: Terrion Arnold, D.J. Reed, Amik Robertson, Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Khalil Dorsey, Avonte Maddox, Rock Ya-Sin, Stantley Thomas-Oliver