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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DET)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DET)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Players Gained
Head Shot
J.C. Jackson
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: B.

The Lions treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 231 on Eyabi Okie-Anoma a full 54 spots early.

The Torrence value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 29 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
They read the board right and Xavier Worthy was the payoff at the 68th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at Round 3, Pick 9 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith in pick 103 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at slot 164 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
They will replay Ro Torrence at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley in the 205th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They talked themselves into Eyabi Okie-Anoma at pick 231, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Bub Means
Good price on Bub Means in pick No. 249, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.