2025 Grit Index: Our improved character metric for the NFL Draft

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Taking a closer look at the evolution of the Grit Index—our improved character metric—for the 2025 NFL Draft class.The Grit index returns for the 2025 NFL Draft, marking its third evolution since its conception in 2023. For the Detroit Lions, “Grit” is a fundamental and defining role of the organization.
“It’s our core foundation, men. Grit,” Campbell told the team during the season opener of HBO&rs