JJ'S MOCK DRAFT

Lions 2025

  • JJ DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

Every other box got a look, but cornerback did not. The Lions will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Ivey has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 28 they get an anchor for the defensive front at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jared Ivey well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jared Wilson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cody Simon
No edge and no loss on Cody Simon in pick No. 130; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board had Dont'e Thornton Jr. higher than the 196th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They let Jordan Hancock come to them and pounced at No. 228. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Thomas Fidone II
Thomas Fidone II at pick 244 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.