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Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Trey Hendrickson
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Marcus Davenport
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
The Lions let Hill fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

When a board-topper like Tommi Hill slides to pick 227, you do not overthink it, and the Lions did not.

They will need Downs to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Fair-plus on Alfred Collins, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick101 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 101 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick No. 133 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
They will replay Jeffrey Bassa at No. 198 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Tommi Hill
Taking Tommi Hill in the 227th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
They talked themselves into Ethan Downs at the 230th overall pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick246 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
Hunter Wohler at pick 246 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.