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Sep 22 2026 2nd

  • CS727 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DET)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DET)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DET)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
J'Koby Williams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (DET)
J'Koby Williams
RB Texas Tech
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
King Mack
S NC State
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Jordan Faison Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Jordan Faison
WR Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (JAX)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
J'Koby Williams Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
J'Koby Williams
RB Texas Tech
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
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 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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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
Zavier Mincey Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (CIN)
Zavier Mincey
S Alabama
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CIN)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Players Gained
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Alex Anzalone
LB
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Stone Forsythe
OT
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Kaevon Merriweather
S
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedC+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Grand theft in pick No. 50: the Lions steal Echoles and grade out a A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Will Echoles had no business being available in the 50th pick, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The cost of the Faison reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The Lions paired the rookies with proven help, Alex Anzalone leading the way. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In the end it comes back to Will Echoles, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Somehow Will Echoles was still sitting there in pick 50, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick56 Rnd2 Sammy Brown
They robbed the room for Sammy Brown here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick105 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
Iapani Laloulu at No. 105 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick116 Rnd4 Evan Tengesdahl
They barely believed it either: Evan Tengesdahl still on the board at pick No. 116. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Dylan Raiola
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dylan Raiola. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick143 Rnd5 J'Koby Williams
They paid sticker price for J'Koby Williams in the 143rd overall pick, and that is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick155 Rnd5 Eli Bowen
Eli Bowen in slot 155 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164 Rnd5 Mateen Ibirogba
Mateen Ibirogba slid further than he should have, and the 164th pick is lovely value for the edge rusher. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186 Rnd6 King Mack
King Mack slipping to pick 186 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick198 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
They paid a round early for Andrew Rappleyea in slot 198, more than the board wanted. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jordan Faison
They jumped the gun on Jordan Faison, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Stacking talent where they were already deep.