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RUN ON JUN 20, 2025

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2026 nfl draft

  • kylebrandt56 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
DJ Harvey
CB San Jose State
Cameron Calhoun Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Cameron Calhoun
CB Utah
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DET)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Kamari Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DET)
Kamari Wilson
S Arizona State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Jackson Arnold; the Lions did not wait, grabbing him 95 spots ahead at No. 59.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
In pick No. 27 they get a bendy edge with upside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jackson Arnold
Jackson Arnold in pick 59 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 DJ Harvey
Nothing to complain about; DJ Harvey went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166 Rnd5 Cameron Calhoun
Cameron Calhoun at Round 5, Pick 28 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tristan Leigh. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick205 Rnd6 A'Marion Peterson
By-the-book stuff, A'Marion Peterson at slot 205 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson in pick No. 240 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick255 Rnd7 Kamari Wilson
Kamari Wilson at the 255th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.