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Detroit rookie draft 2027

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Draft Selections
Ashton Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DET)
Ashton Hampton
CB Clemson
Tae Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Tae Johnson
S Notre Dame
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DET)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DET)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Brandon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DET)
Brandon Baker
OG Texas
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DET)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DET)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Horace Lockett Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DET)
Horace Lockett
DL UCF
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DET)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Michael Kilbane Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Michael Kilbane
DL-EDGE Northwestern
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Robert Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Robert Fitzgerald
S Northwestern
Jide Abasiri Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DET)
Jide Abasiri
DT USC
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Florida State
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Khalil Barnes
CB Georgia
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DET)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Tae Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tae Johnson
S Notre Dame
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CIN)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CHI)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Horace Lockett Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CIN)
Horace Lockett
DL UCF
Michael Kilbane Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Michael Kilbane
DL-EDGE Northwestern
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Khalil Barnes
CB Georgia
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE LSU
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (MIA)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
Coen Echols Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIA)
Coen Echols
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Brock Wright
TE
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Levi Onwuzurike
DE
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Mekhi Wingo
DT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D+
ValueC+ NeedC TradesF FutureB
The Lions lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

Nobody had A'Marion Peterson this high, and it is not close. The Lions reached 111 spots to get him at pick No. 240. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Spending an early pick on cornerback with tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On value alone, Johnson makes the weekend a net positive.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Ashton Hampton
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Ashton Hampton while clear needs at tight end sat open.
Pick59 Rnd2 Tae Johnson
A surprising call. With tight end still to address, they spent Round 2, Pick 27 on Tae Johnson, a safety they were not short of.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ty Benefield
A curious use of pick No. 90. Tight end needed the pick; a safety in Ty Benefield did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Kingston Lopa
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Kingston Lopa at safety with tight end open.
Pick126 Rnd4 Brandon Baker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brandon Baker well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Chris Marshall
A reach on Chris Marshall in pick 148; the board had better options right there. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick152 Rnd5 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson slipping to No. 152 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick162 Rnd5 Horace Lockett
A straight-up fair deal on Horace Lockett at pick 162, value and slot in agreement. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jermaine Mathews Jr. at slot 165 is the proof. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick188 Rnd6 Michael Kilbane
They reached into another round for Michael Kilbane, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Dylan Raiola
A big swing on Dylan Raiola at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick204 Rnd6 Robert Fitzgerald
Robert Fitzgerald in Round 6, Pick 25 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jide Abasiri
They robbed the room for Jide Abasiri here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick222 Rnd7 Xavier Chaplin
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavier Chaplin this early at the 222nd overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Khalil Barnes
Khalil Barnes at the 227th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick240 Rnd7 A'Marion Peterson
A'Marion Peterson at slot 240 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.