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Draft Selections
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DET)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Brice Pollock Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Brice Pollock
CB Texas Tech
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DET)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Payton Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Payton Pierce
LB Ohio State
Sheridan Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Sheridan Wilson
C Texas Tech
Mason Curtis Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DET)
Mason Curtis
S Michigan
Jordan Faison Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan Faison
WR Notre Dame
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DET)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Mason Curtis Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Mason Curtis
S Michigan
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drew Mestemaker Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PIT)
Drew Mestemaker
QB Oklahoma State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rico Dowdle
RB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC NeedC TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Lions a B.

The Lions treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 155 on Lawson Luckie a full 35 spots early. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Mathews Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. It is not that Pollock is a bad player; it is that the Lions had louder needs to answer first.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kade Pieper
In slot 21 they get an anchor for the offensive line, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick50 Rnd2 Brice Pollock
A want over a need in Round 2, Pick 18: Brice Pollock adds a cornerback while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick76 Rnd3 Bray Hubbard
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots to take Bray Hubbard, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tony Rojas
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Tony Rojas while clear needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick155 Rnd5 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie at pick 155 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Circle this one: Jermaine Mathews Jr. at the 186th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick203 Rnd6 Payton Pierce
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Payton Pierce in the 203rd pick. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick212 Rnd6 Sheridan Wilson
They paid a round early for Sheridan Wilson in the Round 6 slot, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 Mason Curtis
They will replay Mason Curtis at pick No. 214 for years; that is how good the value is. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jordan Faison
Fair-plus on Jordan Faison, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick237 Rnd7 Xavier Chaplin
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Chaplin at slot 237, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.