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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DET)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DET)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Lions spent No. 132 on Dont'e Thornton Jr., a name the board had a full 48 spots lower. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 5 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.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In the 30th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at Round 2, Pick 28 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
They did well to land Zy Alexander in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
They reached into another round for Ty Robinson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached a country mile for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 132nd overall pick, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at pick No. 196 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick206 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 Fadil Diggs
No drama and no debate, Fadil Diggs went about where he belonged in pick 228. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Brandon Adams
A conviction pick on Brandon Adams at Round 7, Pick 28 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.