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Draft Selections
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DET)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DET)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (ARI)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Head Shot
Keith Ismael
C
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Campbell: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jihaad Campbell, the 116th overall pick, roughly 78 picks past where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. The veteran additions, Myles Garrett chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick116 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in the 116th overall pick, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick131 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Somehow Dylan Fairchild was still sitting there in slot 131, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Taking Tory Horton in No. 151 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
The board fumbled Chris Paul Jr. all the way to pick 194, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Steal is underselling it; Bhayshul Tuten at pick No. 225 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
You do not let a safety like Jaylen Reed reach the 244th pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.