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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DET)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DET)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DET)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (GB)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (GB)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (CAR)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Dalton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (CAR)
Dalton Johnson
S Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Skule
OT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
The Lions robbed the room for Igbinosun. Final grade: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Davison Igbinosun had no business being available in slot 118, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The cost of the Moore reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 18 they get the heartbeat of the defense. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
A reach on Derrick Moore in pick No. 52; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick53 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
By-the-book stuff, Gennings Dunker at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick82 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
A slide stopped in the 82nd pick, with Michael Taaffe worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Taking Davison Igbinosun in Round 4, Pick 18 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
They paid a round early for Gracen Halton in the 119th overall pick, more than the board wanted. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick157 Rnd5 Isaiah World
The board had Isaiah World higher than slot 157, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at No. 196 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
They robbed the room for Domani Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jeff Caldwell in Round 7, Pick 6, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.