The Detroit Lions had an ideal scenario take place during the final day of the NFL Draft, as they were able to land Boston College offensive guard Christian Mahogany with their final pick in the sixth round.
Mahogany was a consensus top-100 prospect, so his fall within the Draft was puzzling.
In the end, he wound up being in the perfect spot 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.
The Detroit Lions Podcast discussed possible reasons for the slide, revealing that the fall may be related to the fact that Mahogany allegedly has one leg that is longer than the other.
“It’s so interesting. The way that these teams look at players is far beyond just film and GPS speed and everything else,” co-host Chris hypothesized.
“The word on the street is, and it’s not even on the street but in another place, is that he has a leg that is longer than the other one by a decent amount.
Okay, that’s a physical anomaly but it doesn’t change the way that he plays.”
It’s an interesting note, as it shows the depths in which teams evaluate their prospects if that’s the case.
Mahogany also has injury history in his past, as he suffered a torn ACL and was forced to miss the entire 2022 season.
