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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DET)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Carlton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Carlton Johnson
CB Fresno State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DET)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (TB)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (TB)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (TB)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (ATL)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cade Otton
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Derrick Barnes
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Lions: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Carlton Johnson, 103 picks early at the Round 5 slot.

Cowing at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
A tidy little value on Troy Fautanu in Round 1, Pick 29, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
The board had cheaper options than Kingsley Suamataia at the 43rd pick, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at pick 73 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Circle this one: Malik Washington at the 126th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Carlton Johnson
Carlton Johnson in pick No. 163 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt at No. 203 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in slot 207 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick255 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They barely believed it either: Nathaniel Watson still on the board at pick No. 255. The roster fit checks out.