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Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DET)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DET)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DET)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Hunter Nourzad
C
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Lions.

The Lions torched the value chart for CJ Dippre, taking him 132 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That Emmanwori pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick 28 they get a rangy last line of defense at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick66 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They jumped the gun on Darien Porter, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Jared Wilson at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Nothing to complain about; Darius Alexander went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick133 Rnd4 Elijah Roberts
Value said wait; Elijah Roberts in the 133rd pick says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Chimere Dike
No drama and no debate, Chimere Dike went about where he belonged in slot 198. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick227 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at slot 227 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick246 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
A big swing on Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at pick No. 246, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick256 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ Dippre well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.