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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DET)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (DET)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (DET)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DET)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (DET)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DET)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Aaron Casey Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Aaron Casey
LB Indiana
Emory Jones Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Emory Jones
QB Cincinnati
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CAR)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (HOU)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Emory Jones Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Emory Jones
QB Cincinnati
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Sydney Brown
S
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Trenton Simpson
LB
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Brandon Stephens
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Charles Harris
EDGE
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Derrick Deese Jr.
TE
Head Shot
Hendon Hooker
QB
Head Shot
Quintez Cephus
WR
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Romeo Okwara
EDGE
Head Shot
Tracy Walker III
S
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Lions lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

Some picks age like wine; Emory Jones at the 250th pick will need to, sitting 94 spots clear of his grade. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Lions indulged a want in Solomon while a need in running back and tight end stayed open. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Richardson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 29 they get a blindside protector at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for T.J. Tampa. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick101 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 101 on Javon Solomon with running back and tight end unsolved.
Pick138 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
No edge and no loss on Nehemiah Pritchett in pick No. 138; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at No. 141 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick142 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Javontae Jean-Baptiste at slot 176 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Decamerion Richardson
Decamerion Richardson is a better player than No. 189 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
Jaden Crumedy in the 201st overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick205 Rnd6 Bub Means
A big swing on Bub Means at pick No. 205, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
A real head-scratcher, Evan Anderson in pick 247 is miles ahead of his ranking. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick249 Rnd7 Aaron Casey
Aaron Casey at Round 7, Pick 29 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick250 Rnd7 Emory Jones
A wild overpay on Emory Jones in the 250th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick251 Rnd7 Trajan Jeffcoat
Trajan Jeffcoat in pick 251 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.