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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DET)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
George Karlaftis
DE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Simon: B+.

The Lions did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cody Simon fell into pick 228.

The Walley reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Tate Ratledge
In pick No. 32 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Steal is underselling it; Jake Majors at Round 4, Pick 30 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dont'e Thornton Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Sonny Styles
Somehow Sonny Styles was still sitting there in the 196th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Justin Walley
A big swing on Justin Walley at the 225th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick228 Rnd7 Cody Simon
The board fumbled Cody Simon all the way to slot 228, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick248 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Truss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.