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imjedster'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 5, 2025

Lions draft part 2

  • imjedster DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DET)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B-.

The tape said wait; the Lions did not. Jalen Thompson went at the 222nd pick, a good 82 picks before the board was ready.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Chambliss at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jake Slaughter
In pick 17 they get an anchor for the offensive line, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Cayden Green
Cayden Green in the 50th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson in the 118th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
No drama and no debate, Bray Hubbard went about where he belonged in slot 136. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at pick No. 157 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick187 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Value said wait; Princewill Umanmielen in No. 187 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick204 Rnd6 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss in pick 204 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson at Round 7, Pick 7 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.