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NFL Draft 2025: Detroit Lions Picks, Team Needs, Targets, & Mock Draft

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Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff throws the ball.

As one of the best teams in the NFL a season ago, the Detroit Lions enter the 2025 NFL Draft looking to add pieces that will make them a championship contender. View the Lions’ picks, team needs, targets, and mock draft.

Detroit Lions Draft Picks

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (26) runs the ball;
Nov 28, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (26) runs the ball against the Chicago Bears in the first quarter at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

The Detroit Lions had a magical regular season in 2024, finishing as AFC North champions with a 15-2 record, the best in the conference.

Unfortunately, the Lions’ ran into a buzzsaw in the Divisional Round, and its name was Jayden Daniels, as the Commanders pulled off the 45-31 upset.

Detroit has seven picks in this draft, including two in the top 60.

2025 NFL Draft: Detroit Lions Picks

  • Round 1: No. 28
  • Round 2: No. 60
  • Round 3: No. 102
  • Round 4: No. 130
  • Round 6: No. 196
  • Round 7: No. 228
  • Round 7: No. 244

2025 NFL Draft: Detroit’s Team Needs

Edge Rusher

Aidan Hutchinson was one of the frontrunners to win Defensive Player of the Year before suffering a Week 6 season-ending leg injury.

Without Hutchinson, the Lions pass rush suffered, finishing 23rd in sacks (37).

Last season taught the Lions that a team can never have enough edge rushers. Expect Detroit to get one or two this draft.

Offensive Line

The Lions prolific offense starts in the trenches.

Detroit’s offensive line powered the league’s best 1-2 combo, David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, to 28 rushing touchdowns.

Veteran guard Kevin Zeitler left Detroit for Tennessee in free agency. Drafting his potential replacement should be a priority.

Secondary

Detroit has the best tandem of safeties in the game in Kirby Joseph and Brian Branch.

Last season, Detroit was hit by the injury bug, with six defensive starters on injured reserve at the end of the year.

While Joseph and Branch are great, there is no depth behind them. Detroit should find a capable backup at safety in the middle rounds.

2025 NFL Mock Draft: Lions

  • Round 1: No. 28 – Boston College Edge Donovan Ezeiruaku
  • Round 2: No. 60 – Georgia OG Tate Ratledge
  • Round 3: No. 102 – Clemson S R.J. Mickens
  • Round 4: No. 130 – Arkansas WR Isaac TeSlaa
  • Round 6: No. 196 – UCLA LB Kain Medrano
  • Round 7: No. 228 – North Carolina Edge Kaimon Rucker
  • Round 7: No. 244 – Georgia DT Warren Brinson

The 2025 NFL Draft is April 24–26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.