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RUN ON APR 2, 2026

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  • ScholarlyViking DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DET)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (ATL)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Players Gained
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Elijah Molden
CB
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Ben Sinnott
TE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB+
The Lions worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

There is reaching, and then there is Nadame Tucker at the 118th pick. The Lions jumped the board by 56 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Getting Pregnon where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a three-down second-level presence. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at pick No. 55 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker in the 118th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
By-the-book stuff, Jude Bowry at pick 128 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
They talked themselves into Ephesians Prysock at the 157th pick, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
The board had Ar'maj Reed-Adams higher than the Round 5 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A big swing on Patrick Payton at the 205th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They jumped the gun on Robert Spears-Jennings, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.