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Draft Selections
Jamari Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DET)
Jamari Johnson
TE Oregon
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DET)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Corey Myrick Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DET)
Corey Myrick
S Clemson
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DET)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
Edwin Spillman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DET)
Edwin Spillman
LB Tennessee
Joenel Aguero Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DET)
Joenel Aguero
S Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cam Coleman
WR Texas
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LAR)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (SF)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Davante Adams
WR
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Aaron Donald
DT
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Emmanuel Forbes
CB
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Poona Ford
DT
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Myles Garrett
DE
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Malik Hooker
S
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Trent McDuffie
CB
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Ricky Pearsall
WR
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Omar Speights
LB
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Dallas Turner
LB
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Jaylen Watson
CB
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Jordan Whittington
WR
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Kyren Williams
RB
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Byron Young
LB
Players traded away
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Ben Bartch
OG
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Damone Clark
LB
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Hogan Hatten
LS
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Isiah Pacheco
RB
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Joe Bachie
LB
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Khalil Dorsey
CB
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Larry Borom
OT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Pieper: A.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kade Pieper, the No. 45 name on the board, in the 78th overall pick.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick47 Rnd2 Jamari Johnson
A tidy bit of business in slot 47, where Jamari Johnson graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper at pick No. 78 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick150 Rnd5 Corey Myrick
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Corey Myrick in No. 150, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tao Johnson
Somehow Tao Johnson was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 37, and they pounced on premier safety value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Edwin Spillman
Edwin Spillman in the 239th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick254 Rnd7 Joenel Aguero
Value with a capital V on Joenel Aguero in the 254th overall pick, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.