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RUN ON DEC 5, 2025

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  • Madd1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DET)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Darian Mensah
QB Duke
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DET)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Korey Foreman
DL-EDGE Fresno State
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (TEN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (LAR)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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D.J. Reed
CB
Head Shot
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Graham Glasgow
OG
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Josh Paschal
DE
Head Shot
Levi Onwuzurike
DE
Head Shot
Marcus Davenport
LB
Head Shot
Taylor Decker
OT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
The phones sank the Lions this weekend: D-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Lions took Korey Foreman at No. 222, roughly 146 spots before his name belonged. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. That Reese pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
A quiet steal in the Round 1 slot: Caleb Downs for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick25 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 25th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
They robbed the room for Arvell Reese here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick50 Rnd2 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan in No. 50 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick93 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in pick No. 93 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
They reached a country mile for Michael Trigg at the 118th pick, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick136 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at the 136th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick157 Rnd5 Darian Mensah
They paid up for Darian Mensah at pick 157 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
They paid sticker price for Kyle Louis in pick No. 169, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
The board had Aaron Anderson higher than No. 187, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Desmond Reid
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Desmond Reid well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Korey Foreman
A big swing on Korey Foreman at slot 222, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.