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RUN ON MAR 25, 2026

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  • ScholarlyViking DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DET)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Khordae Sydnor
DL-EDGE Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesC FutureA
Good, not great, for the Lions: B-.

The Lions torched the value chart for Khordae Sydnor, taking him 226 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Golday. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. in the Round 2 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at Round 2, Pick 18 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
The board fumbled D'Angelo Ponds all the way to pick 77, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in pick No. 95 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry at No. 118 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A wild overpay on Ar'maj Reed-Adams in the 128th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ephesians Prysock in No. 157, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 VJ Payne
They left a pile of value on the table to take VJ Payne this early at the Round 5 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in the 181st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick195 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Pat Coogan. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick205 Rnd6 Zane Durant
They barely believed it either: Zane Durant still on the board at slot 205. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
Jaren Kanak at pick No. 213 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Khordae Sydnor
Khordae Sydnor in the 222nd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.