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Draft Selections
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DET)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DET)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DET)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (DET)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (DET)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DET)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (DET)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (LAC)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LAC)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (LAC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Lions steal Higgins and grade out a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jay Higgins slide, and the Lions were the ones holding the card at the 229th pick. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They are betting Leigh proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kyle Kennard this early at Round 2, Pick 21. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Deone Walker
No edge and no loss on Deone Walker in No. 63; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Keon Sabb
Keon Sabb slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Circle this one: Barrett Carter at pick 131 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick178 Rnd6 Ricky White III
They reached a country mile for Ricky White III at the 178th pick, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick196 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
No drama and no debate, Bryce Foster went about where he belonged in the 196th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tristan Leigh well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to pick No. 229, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
You do not let a running back like Bhayshul Tuten reach the 247th overall pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick252 Rnd7 Justin Walley
Justin Walley at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.