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RUN ON JAN 8, 2026

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Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DET)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DET)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DET)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DET)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DET)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DET)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DET)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DET)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DET)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DET)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DET)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DET)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DET)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DET)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NO)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Tommy Tremble
TE
Players traded away
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Alex Anzalone
LB
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Al-Quadin Muhammad
DE
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Amik Robertson
CB
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Andre Carter II
LB
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Anthony Pittman
LB
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Colby Sorsdal
OT
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Craig Reynolds
RB
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Dan Skipper
OT
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Daniel Thomas
S
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DJ Reader
DT
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Erick Hallett II
CB
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Ezekiel Turner
LB
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Graham Glasgow
OG
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LB
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Jamarco Jones
OT
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Josh Paschal
DE
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Justin Herron
OT
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Kalif Raymond
WR
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Kayode Awosika
OG
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Kenny Yeboah
TE
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Khalil Dorsey
CB
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Kingsley Eguakun
C
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Kyle Allen
QB
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Levi Onwuzurike
DE
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S
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Malcolm Rodriguez
LB
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Marcus Davenport
LB
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Michael Niese
OG
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Myles Adams
DT
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Patrick O'Connor
DE
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Ronnie Bell
WR
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Shane Zylstra
TE
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Trevor Nowaske
LB
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Trystan Colon
C
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Tyler Lacy
DE
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Tyrus Wheat
DE
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Zach Cunningham
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall F
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
The Lions overdrafted Shelby and paid the price. Grade: F.

The Lions bet big and early on Braylan Shelby, 81 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at slot 36 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick42 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
By-the-book stuff, Dillon Thieneman at Round 2, Pick 10 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick65 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott at No. 65 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Harold Perkins Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Carter Smith
Carter Smith at pick 67 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jadarian Price in slot 103, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They reached a country mile for Bryce Lance at No. 107, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard at the 110th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick118 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones at pick 118 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119 Rnd4 Sammy Omosigho
They talked themselves into Sammy Omosigho at Round 4, Pick 19, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Eric O'Neill
They left a pile of value on the table to take Eric O'Neill this early at pick No. 144. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 Braylan Shelby
Value said wait; Braylan Shelby in the 147th overall pick says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick155 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson at pick 188 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
A big swing on Drayk Bowen at the 189th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick199 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
A wild overpay on Thaddeus Dixon in pick No. 199, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
A real head-scratcher, De'Zhaun Stribling in No. 209 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
They reached into another round for Pat Coogan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick226 Rnd7 Haynes King
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Haynes King. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.