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footballlunatic'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 9, 2025

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  • footballlunatic DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DET)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DET)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Luke Hasz Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Luke Hasz
TE Ole Miss
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DET)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Rueben Owens Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DET)
Rueben Owens
RB Texas A&M
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DET)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CIN)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (BUF)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cashius Howell
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cole Burgess
WR
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
The Lions let Sturdivant fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somebody in the Round 7 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Lions sat still while J.Michael Sturdivant, the No. 191 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Tengesdahl has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jake Slaughter
Fair-plus on Jake Slaughter, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks slipping to pick 89 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick91 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sonny Styles at the 91st overall pick is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick125 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
The board had Daylen Everette higher than slot 125, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Luke Hasz
Luke Hasz at No. 127 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaishawn Barham
They paid a round early for Jaishawn Barham in pick No. 171, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Elliot Washington II
Elliot Washington II at Round 6, Pick 29 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 J.Michael Sturdivant
Somehow J.Michael Sturdivant was still sitting there in the 222nd pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick240 Rnd7 Rueben Owens
By-the-book stuff, Rueben Owens at No. 240 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Evan Tengesdahl
Evan Tengesdahl in the 255th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.