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Detroit Lions

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Lions a B+.

by grandchat27 · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B+

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Lions spent pick No. 212 on Max Bredeson, a name most had 143 spots down the list.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Moore.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In slot 31 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in pick 52 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · D'Angelo Ponds · CB · rank 47
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing D'Angelo Ponds in the 63rd overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Austin Barber · OT · rank 109
Austin Barber at No. 118 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.20 · Pick 120 · Devin Moore · CB · rank 93
The board fumbled Devin Moore all the way to pick No. 120, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Mikail Kamara · DE-EDGE · rank 153
Mikail Kamara in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.17 · Pick 157 · Tim Keenan III · DT · rank 152
Nothing to complain about; Tim Keenan III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.41 · Pick 181 · DJ Campbell · OG · rank 184
DJ Campbell at pick 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.24 · Pick 205 · Jalen Stroman · S · rank 202
Jalen Stroman in the 205th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.31 · Pick 212 · Max Bredeson · TE · rank 355
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Max Bredeson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.32 · Pick 213 · Jeremiah Wright · OG · rank 218
A straight-up fair deal on Jeremiah Wright at pick No. 213, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Miles Kitselman · TE · rank 225
No drama and no debate, Miles Kitselman went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.39 · Pick 255 · Nolan Rucci · OT · rank 253
No edge and no loss on Nolan Rucci in slot 255; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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