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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
The Lions let Harvey fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: RJ Harvey, the No. 170 name on the board, sitting there at No. 246 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

The dealing was even money, start to finish.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Somehow Tyler Booker was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 28, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd3 Jake Majors
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jake Majors. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tai Felton
You do not let a wide receiver like Tai Felton reach No. 133 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Mello Dotson
Circle this one: Mello Dotson at the 198th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at slot 208 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick227 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in pick 227 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Upton Stout
Upton Stout at pick No. 230 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick246 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in slot 246 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.