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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DET)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Danielle Hunter
LB
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Marcus Jones
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Grand theft in Round 2, Pick 27: the Lions steal Ramsey and grade out a 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. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They are betting Rucci proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They banked enough surplus on Ramsey to cover a lot of smaller sins.

The Lions clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 30 they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kamari Ramsey
The board fumbled Kamari Ramsey all the way to No. 59, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
No edge and no loss on Jacob Rodriguez in pick 94; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick118 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
By-the-book stuff, J.C. Davis at the 118th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tacario Davis at the 125th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg slipping to No. 128 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun is a better player than the 155th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
A real head-scratcher, Nolan Rucci in Round 6, Pick 7 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at pick 203 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
Tristan Leigh at the 212th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jack Velling
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Velling at pick No. 222, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.