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Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DET)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DET)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (DET)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CHI)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAR)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CHI)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LAR)
Smith Snowden
CB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: B.

Nobody had Solomon Tuliaupupu this high, and it is not close. The Lions reached 82 spots to get him at slot 209. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

However the rest shakes out, Hubbard at that price is a win they earned. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Graves pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at running back and wide receiver.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In slot 24 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jake Slaughter at the 50th pick is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Max Klare
They paid sticker price for Max Klare in No. 61, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks in the 86th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick93 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 29, with Chandler Rivers worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick116 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DeMonte Capehart well ahead of where he belonged. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick134 Rnd4 Aaron Graves
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 34. Running back and wide receiver needed the pick; an interior defensive lineman in Aaron Graves did not.
Pick154 Rnd5 Bray Hubbard
Steal is underselling it; Bray Hubbard at slot 154 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
A tidy little value on Sawyer Robertson in the 188th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 Solomon Tuliaupupu
Solomon Tuliaupupu in the 209th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick234 Rnd7 Smith Snowden
Smith Snowden at No. 234 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.