The Detroit Lions had a wonderful situation on the final day of the NFL Draft when they were able to choose Boston College offensive lineman Christian Mahogany with their final pick in the sixth round.
Mahogany was a unanimous top-100 recruit, thus his drop in the draft was puzzling. In the end, he was in an ideal position for the Lions to pick him up and add him to their offensive line.
“I was shocked. I didn’t think he would still be there at that point,” Holmes said. “I can’t really go into details. I can probably point out a thing here or there that may have been a reason that we’ll keep internally, but there’s other players that I probably would have had a lot more questions on that went. I don’t know. I just know that he fits how we want to play, and he’s a tough, physical – he’s got some dirtbag in him and he’s just one of those tough, Jersey kids that doesn’t take a lot of crap. He’s got some fun tape to watch and he’s gone against some good defensive linemen and he’s done well versus them. So, we were excited to get him.”
