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Sep 22 2026 1st

  • CS727 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DET)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DET)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DET)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Kam Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Kam Robinson
LB Virginia
Drew Bobo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Drew Bobo
C Georgia
Jeremiah Cobb Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (DET)
Jeremiah Cobb
RB Auburn
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Jordan Faison Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Jordan Faison
WR Notre Dame
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
La'khi Roland Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DET)
La'khi Roland
CB Maryland
Stephiylan Green Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Stephiylan Green
DT LSU
Draft Picks Received
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Drew Bobo Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Drew Bobo
C Georgia
Jeremiah Cobb Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jeremiah Cobb
RB Auburn
La'khi Roland Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
La'khi Roland
CB Maryland
Stephiylan Green Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Stephiylan Green
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
A.J. Holmes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (TB)
A.J. Holmes Jr.
DL Texas Tech
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alec Anderson
OT
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Chris Godwin
WR
Head Shot
Pat Jones II
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall A-
ValueB NeedC TradesA+ FutureA+
Larceny in Round 2, Pick 28 lands the Lions a A-, Echoles and all.

Somebody in the 60th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Lions sat still while Will Echoles, the No. 14 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Every board in the league had Cobb lower, and that gap is the story.

The Lions clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Bottom line, with Trinidad Chambliss leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Trinidad Chambliss
No drama and no debate, Trinidad Chambliss went about where he belonged in the 50th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick60 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Steal is underselling it; Will Echoles at pick No. 60 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Kade Pieper in the 91st overall pick, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jaylen McClain
The board fumbled Jaylen McClain all the way to No. 116, and they scooped it up. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick150 Rnd5 Mateen Ibirogba
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mateen Ibirogba. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153 Rnd5 Eli Bowen
Nothing to complain about; Eli Bowen went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kam Robinson
A slide stopped in slot 155, with Kam Robinson worth more than the price. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Drew Bobo
By-the-book stuff, Drew Bobo at Round 5, Pick 28 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jeremiah Cobb
Jeremiah Cobb in the 185th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick186 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
A straight-up fair deal on Lawson Luckie at pick No. 186, value and slot in agreement. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jordan Faison
A reach for Jordan Faison in Round 6, Pick 24; a little patience would have been rewarded. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Tao Johnson
They will replay Tao Johnson at No. 212 for years; that is how good the value is. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick222 Rnd7 Sammy Omosigho
Sammy Omosigho in slot 222 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick235 Rnd7 La'khi Roland
A reasonable price with a little left over, La'khi Roland in the 235th overall pick. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick249 Rnd7 Stephiylan Green
Stephiylan Green at the Round 7 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.