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RUN ON JAN 19, 2026

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Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DET)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DET)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DET)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DET)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DET)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DET)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (DET)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DET)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DET)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (DET)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Trey Holly Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Trey Holly
RB Southern
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DET)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Arkansas
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (DET)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DET)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Kendal Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DET)
Kendal Daniels
S Oklahoma
DeVonta Smith Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
DeVonta Smith
CB Notre Dame
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Christian Gray Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Christian Gray
CB Notre Dame
Gabriel Rubio Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DET)
Gabriel Rubio
DL Notre Dame
Jaiden Ausberry Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaiden Ausberry
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NYG)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NYG)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Arkansas
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Kendal Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Kendal Daniels
S Oklahoma
DeVonta Smith Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
DeVonta Smith
CB Notre Dame
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Christian Gray Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (LAR)
Christian Gray
CB Notre Dame
Gabriel Rubio Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Gabriel Rubio
DL Notre Dame
Jaiden Ausberry Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Jaiden Ausberry
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CIN)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Alex Anzalone
LB
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Al-Quadin Muhammad
DE
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Amik Robertson
CB
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Andre Carter II
LB
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Anthony Pittman
LB
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Colby Sorsdal
OT
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Craig Reynolds
RB
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Dan Skipper
OT
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Daniel Thomas
S
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DJ Reader
DT
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Erick Hallett II
CB
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Ezekiel Turner
LB
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Graham Glasgow
OG
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LB
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Jamarco Jones
OT
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Josh Paschal
DE
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Justin Herron
OT
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Kalif Raymond
WR
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Kayode Awosika
OG
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Kenny Yeboah
TE
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Khalil Dorsey
CB
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Kingsley Eguakun
C
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Levi Onwuzurike
DE
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Malcolm Rodriguez
LB
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Marcus Davenport
LB
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Michael Niese
OG
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Myles Adams
DT
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Patrick O'Connor
DE
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Ronnie Bell
WR
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Trevor Nowaske
LB
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Trystan Colon
C
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Tyler Lacy
DE
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Tyrus Wheat
DE
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Zach Cunningham
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D-
ValueD NeedB TradesF FutureB+
The Lions lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Lions spent slot 50 on Skyler Gill-Howard, a name the board had a full 83 spots lower. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Roush. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In the 7th pick they get a problem off the edge, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick17 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 17 they get the heartbeat of the defense, a steep price for the projection.
Pick33 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
The board had cheaper options than Dillon Thieneman at pick 33, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick36 Rnd2 Carter Smith
They talked themselves into Carter Smith at the Round 2 slot, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick42 Rnd2 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. in the 42nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick50 Rnd2 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard at slot 50 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick65 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bryce Lance well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in pick 67 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at No. 103 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at Round 4, Pick 5 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for DJ Campbell. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Value said wait; Pat Coogan in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick184 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson in the 184th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick186 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
A wild overpay on Eric O'Neill in slot 186, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190 Rnd6 Sam Roush
Sam Roush at the 190th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick191 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at pick No. 191 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Brandon Inniss
Brandon Inniss at Round 6, Pick 20 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick200 Rnd6 Isaac Smith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Isaac Smith in the 200th pick, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick203 Rnd6 Haynes King
Haynes King at No. 203 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick212 Rnd6 Trey Holly
A real head-scratcher, Trey Holly in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick218 Rnd7 Xavian Sorey Jr.
Xavian Sorey Jr. at slot 218 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jack Velling
A reach on Jack Velling in pick 219; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tony Rojas
They reached a country mile for Tony Rojas at slot 222, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
A big swing on Rueben Owens II at the 223rd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
They reached into another round for Roman Hemby, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick242 Rnd7 Kendal Daniels
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kendal Daniels this early at Round 7, Pick 26. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 DeVonta Smith
A big swing on DeVonta Smith at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
A tidy little value on Tosh Baker in pick No. 249, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick250 Rnd7 Christian Gray
Christian Gray in No. 250 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick252 Rnd7 Gabriel Rubio
Gabriel Rubio in pick 252 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jaiden Ausberry
They talked themselves into Jaiden Ausberry at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.