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Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DET)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NO)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NO)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marcus Jones
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Lions a B.

The Colbie Young selection is the head-turner. The Lions reached 60 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Landing Lew that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Colton Hood
Good price on Colton Hood in Round 1, Pick 31, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick50 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in pick No. 50 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Monroe Freeling
Value said wait; Monroe Freeling in No. 63 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in the 97th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Domani Jackson this early at slot 118. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick131 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They took Drew Allar at par in No. 131, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
They reached a country mile for Rayshaun Benny at pick No. 155, and the board is aghast. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick186 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at the 186th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Colbie Young
A big swing on Colbie Young at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick222 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at the 222nd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.