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Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Ahmaad Moses Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Ahmaad Moses
S SMU
Draft Picks Received
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureC
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Monroe Freeling at No. 65 will need to, sitting 43 spots clear of his grade. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In slot 17 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at Round 2, Pick 18 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick65 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling at the 65th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in No. 118 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
They reached into another round for Rayshaun Benny, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick156 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in the 156th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jerry Wilson
They took Jerry Wilson at par in No. 212, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Ahmaad Moses
They paid sticker price for Ahmaad Moses in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.