Blake Miller, Detroit Lions draft pick, not worried about comparisons
Detroit Lions draft pick Blake Miller isn't sweating how he'll stack up to other members of a tackle-heavy 2026 NFL Draft class.
Allen Park — Blake Miller is a man who focuses on himself. So even though he knows that he’ll be compared to some of the other offensive tackles who went in Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night — and particularly Georgia’s Monroe Freeling, who went two picks after the Detroit Lions took Miller 17th overall — he’s not worried about how that decision will look over the coming years. Miller was the fourth offensive tackle taken in an opening round that saw seven players at his position come off the board.
Spencer Fano (Cleveland Browns, No. 9), Francis Mauigoa (New York Giants, 10), Kadyn Proctor (Miami Dolphins, 12) all went before Miller. Freeling (Carolina Panthers, 19), Max Iheanachor (Pittsburgh Steelers, 21) and Caleb Lomu (New England Patriots, 28) went after.
“Obviously, there’s a lot of talented guys in the process, and my biggest thing was just making sure that I was trying to be the best version of me every day," Miller said of the pre-draft process and how he stacked up among his peers. "I think comparison is the thief of joy, so just focusing on my process day-in, day-out, and trying to be the best I could be. " Miller and his family departed the family home just outside Cleveland around 10 a.
m. on Friday. They made the drive north to a city he's never visited.
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