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Detroit Lions

The Lions won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

by jmomoney · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B-

The real work happened on the phones. The Lions fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The Fa'amoe pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

The Prysock pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Zion Young · DE-EDGE · rank 43
In slot 31 they get a problem off the edge, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Anthony Hill Jr. at pick 50 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 72
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Mike Washington Jr. at No. 82. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Bud Clark · S · rank 105
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bud Clark in the 118th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Chris McClellan · DT · rank 143
They paid up for Chris McClellan at pick No. 128 when waiting would have done the job. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.17 · Pick 157 · Skyler Gill-Howard · DT · rank 152
Skyler Gill-Howard at Round 5, Pick 17 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R5.23 · Pick 163 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 151
They read the board right and Jaeden Roberts was the payoff at the 163rd overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.41 · Pick 181 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 199
They reached into another round for Cole Payton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.15 · Pick 196 · Pat Coogan · C · rank 201
Pat Coogan in pick No. 196 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.24 · Pick 205 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 191
They let Ephesians Prysock come to them and pounced at No. 205. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.32 · Pick 213 · Lander Barton · LB · rank 234
A big swing on Lander Barton at pick 213, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Fa'alili Fa'amoe · OT · rank 247
Fa'alili Fa'amoe at the 222nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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