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Det25'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 29, 2025

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  • Det25 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DET)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DET)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ATL)
Craig Woodson
S California
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ta'Quon Graham
DT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The Lions let Harmon fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Derrick Harmon at pick No. 60 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Every board in the league had Hamilton lower, and that gap is the story. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Will Johnson
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Will Johnson in No. 33, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick60 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Derrick Harmon reach the 60th overall pick and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick94 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Taking Elic Ayomanor in slot 94 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick102 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Somehow Darien Porter was still sitting there in pick No. 102, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
No edge and no loss on Smael Mondon Jr. in the 104th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick228 Rnd7 Caleb Rogers
They robbed the room for Caleb Rogers here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
A conviction pick on Ty Hamilton at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.