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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DET)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (DET)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Jordan Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan Johnson
WR Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SF)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jordan Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jordan Johnson
WR Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PHI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (PHI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (IND)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (SF)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Cameron Dicker
PK
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Ray-Ray McCloud III
WR
Players traded away
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Josh Reynolds
WR
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Maurice Alexander
WR
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Nate Sudfeld
QB
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Shane Zylstra
TE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The phones sank the Lions this weekend: C+.

The phones were a trap the Lions kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

The Weaver pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That Cephus pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

If Kool-Aid McKinstry and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at No. 73 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick82 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They took Mike Sainristil at par in the 82nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cody Schrader in slot 173. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson slipping to Round 6, Pick 2 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at the 196th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick207 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
They left a pile of value on the table to take J.J. Weaver this early at pick No. 207. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
The board had Joshua Cephus higher than pick 250, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jordan Johnson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Johnson a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.