In a rare in-division trade, the Detroit Lions moved up 20 spots in the first round by swapping picks with the Minnesota Vikings in order to draft Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams.
General manager Brad Holmes showed that he’s ready to be aggressive in order to get the players he wants, and many fans, players, and NFL media members took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
First, it’s clear that some current Detroit Lions are very excited about this pick:
We got my brother in the D! Let’s run it up lil bro! @bigsgjamo 🦁🥋
— Jeff Okudah (@jeffokudah) April 29, 2022
Uh oh👀 it’s boutta get real dangerous ..
— Amon-Ra (@amonra_stbrown) April 29, 2022
Overall, fans and media seemed to approve of this pick as well:
Jameson Williams! My man. The only one on the board right now worth a 20 pick trade up.
My #1 WR, one of the 5 or 6 best players in this draft. 3 🚀🚀🚀 up his ass. And you can tell he’s pissed the 2 OSU guys went ahead of him. @Lions are winning this draft, @FareedNBCS!— Chris Simms (@CSimmsQB) April 29, 2022
DJ Chark, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Josh Reynolds and TJ Hockenson.
Have fun Jared.
— Mike Payton (@POD_Payton) April 29, 2022
Jameson Williams is the steal of the draft! #NFLDraft
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 29, 2022
If you had told me the Lions were going to trade up for Jameson Williams 24 hours ago I would have dropped an F-bomb and been freaking out about the compensation. We got a player I was convinced was out of reach for dropping back 12 picks and dishing out a 3rd rounder. Magic.
— Jared Heatley (@HeatleyJared) April 29, 2022
Lions fans, get ready for LOTS of big plays. Those stats are straight out of Madden. https://t.co/iY0p0LYw7O
— Isaac (@WorldofIsaac) April 29, 2022
Brad Holmes inherited by far the worst wide receiver room in the NFL.
15 months later, the Lions have Amon-Ra St. Brown, D.J. Chark, and Jameson Williams.
This is good work.
— Justin Spiro (@DarkoStateNews) April 29, 2022
Snap reaction: Brad Holmes got away with larceny https://t.co/UtrPQzCkvs
— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) April 29, 2022
I'm officially not thrilled with what the Lions are doing.
As a Bears fan. The NFL guy in me is impressed, however.
— Adam Rank (@adamrank) April 29, 2022