Brad Holmes 'Never Scared' to Move Around in NFL Draft

Holding a top pick in the NFL Draft can be quite beneficial for the right general manager.

Teams have been able to stockpile even more draft picks, when the front office is willing to part ways with a top-five draft selection.

For Lions general manager Brad Holmes, he is not opposed to moving down in this year's draft, despite Detroit holding the No. 2 overall pick, following a 3-13-1 season.

Speaking with the NFL Network, Holmes told Tom Pelissero that he's open to trading down.

"I'm always open for whatever. We're still in the early stages of it. We've got a good feel of the class, (and) we're at a much better place at this stage of the process than last year," Holmes said. "But, still, we've got a lot more work to do. But, I'm never scared to move around, so we're definitely open for business, always."

2022 #FFIDP PROSPECT:

AIDAN HUTCHINSON, EDGE, MICHIGAN

2021 FBS ED ranks, per @PFF:

Overall grade: 94.5 (1st)
Pass-rush grade: 93.3 (T-1st)
Run defense grade: 90.8 (2nd)
Total pressures: 74 (T-3rd)
Sacks: 14 (T-4th)
Pass-rush win-rate: 24.8% (T-10th) pic.twitter.com/PJTO5gnrgh
— Jon Macri (@PFF_Macri) January 24, 2022

The challenge would be potentially losing out on a player of Aidan Hutchinson's caliber.

With Detroit's defense desperately in need of a pass rusher, potentially missing out on two game-changing defensive linemen could prove to be costly down the road.

On the other side, if Holmes is able to continue to find diamonds in the rough, then this might be the season to try and pull off a blockbuster draft trade.

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