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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DET)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Alijah Clark Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (CAR)
Alijah Clark
S Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Hendrickson
DE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Lions won the night they stopped Howard from sliding. Grade: B.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Lions, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

On value alone, Howard makes the weekend a net positive. If Lindenberg pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In slot 31 they get a disruptive interior force. Need was not the driver here.
Pick95 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Fair-plus on Gunnar Helm, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick102 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 102nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick 119 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick132 Rnd4 Will Howard
Steal is underselling it; Will Howard at the 132nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Circle this one: Tory Horton at pick No. 134 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II in slot 163 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Addison West
They took Addison West at par in Round 6, Pick 20, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
Cody Lindenberg at No. 225 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.