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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (CLE)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions robbed the room for Carter. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Barrett Carter got past him. The Lions do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 166.

They will need Caldwell to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Myles Garrett deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They jumped the gun on Tate Ratledge, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick96 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A conviction pick on Jared Wilson at the 96th overall pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached a country mile for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 133, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at Round 5, Pick 27 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at the 198th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
Value said wait; Jamaree Caldwell in slot 227 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick230 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ollie Gordon II in No. 230, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
They barely believed it either: Jaylen Reed still on the board at the Round 7 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Bryson Eason
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Bryson Eason. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.