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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DET)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DET)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DET)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CHI)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (PIT)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (PIT)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CAR)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Players Gained
Head Shot
Olamide Zaccheaus
WR
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Sanders: B.

Call it larceny. Raheim Sanders sat on the board until Round 6, Pick 20, and the Lions did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Gillotte pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Booker at Round 2, Pick 7, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick60 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick83 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
A reach for Ashton Gillotte in the 83rd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the 148th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in pick 196 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Nothing to complain about; Carson Vinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick244 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa is a better player than No. 244 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.