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Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (DET)
Shemar Stewart
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DET)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Shemar Stewart
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PHI)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CHI)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureC
The Lions let Mondon Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Smael Mondon Jr. had no business being available in the 194th pick, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will need Harvey to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Shemar Stewart
A conviction pick on Shemar Stewart at slot 39 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick60 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
A wild overpay on Elic Ayomanor in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
They reached a country mile for Jordan Burch at the 72nd pick, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
No edge and no loss on Azareye'h Thomas in Round 3, Pick 31; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick131 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
They will replay Billy Bowman Jr. at pick 131 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 194 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick225 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
The board fumbled Elijah Arroyo all the way to No. 225, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick228 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
They reached into another round for RJ Harvey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick244 Rnd7 Micah Morris
They left a pile of value on the table to take Micah Morris this early at the Round 7 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.