After a season in which the Detroit Lions failed to meet their Super Bowl expectations, fans must have had a tense feeling going into this offseason. Additionally, the team lost two of its best coordinators, DC Aaron Glenn and OC Ben Johnson to head coaching positions.
The Lions front office will have many difficult choices to make this offseason, but they will be particularly responsible for creating a roster that can win when it matters in 2025.
Coach Dan Campbell and the team's decision-makers must now attempt to regain any lost edge through free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft.

In recent years, the Lions have used the draft to add a number of significant players to their roster, including Penei Sewell, Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs and numerous other standouts. Detroit plans to keep expanding through the NFL Draft in 2025.
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That being said, let's examine the draft capital available to the Detroit Lions in the 2025 NFL Draft.
What rounds are the Detroit Lions' draft picks in 2025?
Here are the Detroit Lions' picks in the draft:
1) Round 1, Pick 28
2) Round 2, Pick 60
3) Round 4, Pick 131 (via Philadelphia Eagles)
4) Round 6, Pick 197 (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
5) Round 7, Pick 226 (via New York Jets)
6) Round 7, Pick 229 (via Dallas Cowboys)
7) Round 7, Pick 245
With their original picks in the first, second and seventh rounds still intact, the Lions have seven picks in total in the 2025 NFL Draft.
In exchange for an additional Round 4 pick in the 2024 draft, the Lions traded their 2025 third-round selection to the New York Jets last year. They also traded their 2025 Round 5 pick to the Cleveland Browns for defensive end Za’Darius Smith in November.
The Lions lost their original 2025 Round 6 pick to the Browns in exchange for wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones during the 2023 season. However, in March 2024, they recouped a fresh sixth-round pick when they traded for cornerback Carlton Davis III from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Lions selected cornerback Terrion Arnold by trading up in last year's draft. They were able to obtain one of their additional seventh-round picks from the Dallas Cowboys in the process.
Who did the Detroit Lions select in the 2024 draft?
The Detroit Lions' full 2024 NFL draft selections are as follows:
Round 1 (No. 24 overall) - Cornerback Terrion Arnold, Alabama
Round 2 (No. 61 overall) - Defensive end Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Missouri
Round 4 (No. 126 overall) - Offensive tackle Giovanni Manu, University of British Columbia
Round 4 (No. 132 overall) - Running back Sione Vaki, Utah
Round 6 (No. 189 overall) - Defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo, LSU
Round 6 (No. 210 overall) - Guard Christian Mahogany, Boston College
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