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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DET)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (DET)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureC+
More right than wrong for the Lions, and a B- to prove it.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Lions took Akheem Mesidor at the 246th overall pick, roughly 143 spots before his name belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Getting Majors where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
Nic Scourton in pick No. 28 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They paid a round early for Tate Ratledge in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick101 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
A conviction pick on Jordan Phillips at Round 3, Pick 37 that the board grades a round light. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick108 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Malachi Moore at the 108th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in No. 133, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
A reach for Cobee Bryant in the 175th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd6 Brant Kuithe
A wild overpay on Brant Kuithe in pick 198, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A reach on Teddye Buchanan in the 227th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kaden Prather. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick246 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Akheem Mesidor this early at Round 7, Pick 28. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.