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RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DET)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Lions spent the 168th overall pick on Patrick Payton, a name most had 76 spots down the list. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Landing Brazzell II that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a mismatch in the passing game, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Chris Brazzell II
Circle this one: Chris Brazzell II at the 50th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Value with a capital V on Jake Golday in pick No. 74, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez is a better player than No. 91 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
A straight-up fair deal on Jude Bowry at pick 118, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Value said wait; Ar'maj Reed-Adams in slot 128 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ephesians Prysock. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
A wild overpay on Patrick Payton in pick 168, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick205 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in slot 205 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick213 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in Round 6, Pick 32 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 George Gumbs Jr.
George Gumbs Jr. in the 222nd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.