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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DET)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (IND)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NYG)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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DeForest Buckner
DT
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Christian Darrisaw
OT
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Kayvon Thibodeaux
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD+
The Lions worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Lions reached some 133 spots for Kamran James, and value like that does not grow back. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On value alone, Ponds makes the weekend a net positive.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 22 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Drew Shelton
Drew Shelton at the 57th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick59 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick 59 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 28: D'Angelo Ponds for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Sam Roush
No drama and no debate, Sam Roush went about where he belonged in No. 86. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Parker Brailsford. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
The board had cheaper options than Aamil Wagner at slot 157, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd5 Seth McGowan
They paid sticker price for Seth McGowan in No. 181, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
No edge and no loss on Sawyer Robertson in pick No. 205; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick213 Rnd6 Kamran James
They reached a country mile for Kamran James at Round 6, Pick 32, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
Keyshaun Elliott at pick 222 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.