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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DET)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DET)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DET)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DET)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (SF)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA FutureC+
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on McMillan: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Lions watched Jalen McMillan slide 33 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the 31st pick they get a lockdown presence outside, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at the 35th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick61 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Circle this one: Tyler Nubin at slot 61 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
You do not let an offensive lineman like Kiran Amegadjie reach pick 92 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A conviction pick on McKinnley Jackson at pick No. 105 that the board grades a round light. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at No. 132 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 25 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Value with a capital V on Kendall Milton in the 207th pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Logan Lee
A quiet steal in pick No. 247: Logan Lee for less than the market said. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.