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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
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DET)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DET)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DET)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
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
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (ARI)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
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
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NE)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureC+
The Lions robbed the room for Guerendo. Final grade: B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Lions were there to profit. Isaac Guerendo, the No. 177 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 207. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In slot 31 they get an island corner, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Nice patience on Brian Thomas Jr., who had no business lasting to the 35th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick61 Rnd2 Junior Colson
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 29, where Junior Colson graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Nothing to complain about; Dominick Puni went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Khyree Jackson in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick132 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson is a better player than pick 132 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick161 Rnd5 Beau Brade
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 161 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They robbed the room for Tommy Eichenberg here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick207 Rnd6 Isaac Guerendo
They barely believed it either: Isaac Guerendo still on the board at the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tip Reiman
Somehow Tip Reiman was still sitting there in slot 247, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It fills a real need, too.