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RUN ON MAR 5, 2026

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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DET)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DET)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Isaiah Bond
WR
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Maxx Crosby
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Mahogany
OG
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Derrick Barnes
LB
Head Shot
Jameson Williams
WR
Head Shot
Levi Onwuzurike
DE
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Taylor Decker
OT
Head Shot
Terrion Arnold
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD-
The Lions fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The war room fell hard for George Gumbs Jr., and it showed at slot 222: 51 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The veteran additions, Maxx Crosby chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
They paid sticker price for Olaivavega Ioane in the Round 1 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick24 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 24 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq slid further than he should have, and No. 34 is lovely value for the tight end. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They robbed the room for Jake Slaughter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Washington Jr.. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They took Bryce Lance at par in the 118th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at Round 5, Pick 6 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They reached a country mile for Xavier Nwankpa at pick No. 155, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
They talked themselves into Toriano Pride Jr. at No. 186, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Taylen Green
A tidy bit of business in pick 203, where Taylen Green graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They barely believed it either: Ephesians Prysock still on the board at the 212th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 George Gumbs Jr.
George Gumbs Jr. at the 222nd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.