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Lions

Detroit · rank #13 of 32

C
DraftLedger grade
At a 40% bust line
Rounds 1–3 · 2000–2025 drafts. Change settings
89
Picks graded
21%
Hit rate
30%
Bust rate
91%
Value vs slot (100% = par)
By draft class
Grade for each year
C
A
C
C
D
D
D
C
C
B
C
F
D
A
B
C
A
C
D
C
C
C
C
D
D
A
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Each bar compares this class with the other 31 teams’ classes that same year.

The ledger
Every pick, scored against its slot
Year
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
2025
Tyleik Williams
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#28
DT
75%
FAIR
C
2025
Tate Ratledge
Round 2 · Georgia
#57
OL
105%
FAIR
C
2025
Isaac TeSlaa
Round 3 · Arkansas
#70
WR
42%
FAIR
C
2024
Terrion Arnold
Round 1 · Alabama
#24
DB
45%
FAIR
C
2024
Ennis Rakestraw
Round 2 · Missouri
#61
DB
12%
BUST
F
2023
Jahmyr Gibbs
Round 1 · Alabama
#12
RB
63%
FAIR
C
2023
Jack Campbell
Round 1 · Iowa
#18
LB
111%
FAIR
C
2023
Sam LaPorta
Round 2 · Iowa
#34
TE
98%
FAIR
C
2023
Brian Branch
Round 2 · Alabama
#45
DB
120%
FAIR
C
2023
Hendon Hooker
Round 3 · Tennessee
#68
QB
2%
BUST
F
2023
Brodric Martin
Round 3 · Western Kentucky
#96
DT
6%
BUST
F
2022
Aidan Hutchinson
Round 1 · Michigan
#2
DE
58%
FAIR
C
2022
Jameson Williams
Round 1 · Alabama
#12
WR
40%
BUST
D
2022
Josh Paschal
Round 2 · Kentucky
#46
DE
18%
BUST
F
2022
Kerby Joseph
Round 3 · Illinois
#97
DB
183%
HIT
B
2021
Penei Sewell
Round 1 · Oregon
#7
OL
121%
FAIR
C
2021
Levi Onwuzurike
Round 2 · Washington
#41
DL
35%
BUST
D
2021
Alim McNeill
Round 3 · North Carolina St.
#72
DT
123%
FAIR
C
2021
Ifeatu Melifonwu
Round 3 · Syracuse
#101
DB
43%
FAIR
C
2020
Jeff Okudah
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#3
CB
26%
BUST
D
2020
D'Andre Swift
Round 2 · Georgia
#35
RB
72%
FAIR
C
2020
Julian Okwara
Round 3 · Notre Dame
#67
DE
22%
BUST
D
2020
Jonah Jackson
Round 3 · Ohio St.
#75
G
157%
HIT
B
2019
T.J. Hockenson
Round 1 · Iowa
#8
TE
67%
FAIR
C
2019
Jahlani Tavai
Round 2 · Hawaii
#43
LB
101%
FAIR
C
2019
Will Harris
Round 3 · Boston Col.
#81
S
150%
FAIR
B
2018
Frank Ragnow
Round 1 · Arkansas
#20
C
113%
FAIR
C
2018
Kerryon Johnson
Round 2 · Auburn
#43
RB
28%
BUST
D
2018
Tracy Walker
Round 3 · Louisiana
#82
S
92%
FAIR
C
2017
Jarrad Davis
Round 1 · Florida
#21
LB
51%
FAIR
C
2017
Teez Tabor
Round 2 · Florida
#53
CB
16%
BUST
F
2017
Kenny Golladay
Round 3 · Northern Illinois
#96
WR
156%
HIT
B
2016
Taylor Decker
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#16
T
136%
FAIR
B
2016
A'Shawn Robinson
Round 2 · Alabama
#46
DT
160%
HIT
B
2016
Graham Glasgow
Round 3 · Michigan
#95
C
279%
HIT
A
2015
Laken Tomlinson
Round 1 · Duke
#28
G
177%
HIT
B
2015
Ameer Abdullah
Round 2 · Nebraska
#54
RB
100%
FAIR
C
2015
Alex Carter
Round 3 · Stanford
#80
CB
1%
BUST
F
2014
Eric Ebron
Round 1 · North Carolina
#10
TE
63%
FAIR
C
2014
Kyle Van Noy
Round 2 · BYU
#40
LB
190%
HIT
B
2014
Travis Swanson
Round 3 · Arkansas
#76
C
118%
FAIR
C
2013
Ezekiel Ansah
Round 1 · BYU
#5
DE
63%
FAIR
C
2013
Darius Slay
Round 2 · Mississippi St.
#36
DB
267%
HIT
A
2013
Larry Warford
Round 3 · Kentucky
#65
G
193%
HIT
B
2012
Riley Reiff
Round 1 · Iowa
#23
T
165%
HIT
B
2012
Ryan Broyles
Round 2 · Oklahoma
#54
WR
9%
BUST
F
2012
Bill Bentley
Round 3 · Louisiana
#85
DB
12%
BUST
F
2011
Nick Fairley
Round 1 · Auburn
#13
DT
53%
FAIR
C
2011
Titus Young
Round 2 · Boise St.
#44
WR
39%
BUST
D
2011
Mikel Leshoure
Round 2 · Illinois
#57
RB
24%
BUST
D
2010
Ndamukong Suh
Round 1 · Nebraska
#2
DT
179%
HIT
B
2010
Jahvid Best
Round 1 · California
#30
RB
30%
BUST
D
2010
Amari Spievey
Round 3 · Iowa
#66
DB
50%
FAIR
C
2009
Matthew Stafford
Round 1 · Georgia
#1
QB
187%
HIT
B
2009
Brandon Pettigrew
Round 1 · Oklahoma St.
#20
TE
97%
FAIR
C
2009
Louis Delmas
Round 2 · Western Michigan
#33
DB
95%
FAIR
C
2009
DeAndre Levy
Round 3 · Wisconsin
#76
LB
176%
HIT
B
2009
Derrick Williams
Round 3 · Penn St.
#82
WR
10%
BUST
F
2008
Gosder Cherilus
Round 1 · Boston Col.
#17
T
117%
FAIR
C
2008
Jordon Dizon
Round 2 · Colorado
#45
LB
10%
BUST
F
2008
Kevin Smith
Round 3 · Central Florida
#64
RB
56%
FAIR
C
2008
Andre Fluellen
Round 3 · Florida St.
#87
DT
47%
FAIR
C
2008
Cliff Avril
Round 3 · Purdue
#92
LB
264%
HIT
A
2007
Calvin Johnson
Round 1 · Georgia Tech
#2
WR
171%
HIT
B
2007
Drew Stanton
Round 2 · Michigan St.
#43
QB
29%
BUST
D
2007
Ikaika Alama-Francis
Round 2 · Hawaii
#58
DE
15%
BUST
F
2007
Gerald Alexander
Round 2 · Boise St.
#61
DB
52%
FAIR
C
2006
Ernie Sims
Round 1 · Florida St.
#9
LB
58%
FAIR
C
2006
Daniel Bullocks
Round 2 · Nebraska
#40
DB
26%
BUST
D
2006
Brian Calhoun
Round 3 · Wisconsin
#74
RB
6%
BUST
F
2005
Mike Williams
Round 1 · USC
#10
WR
30%
BUST
D
2005
Shaun Cody
Round 2 · USC
#37
DT
87%
FAIR
C
2005
Stanley Wilson
Round 3 · Stanford
#72
DB
15%
BUST
F
2004
Roy Williams
Round 1 · Texas
#7
WR
88%
FAIR
C
2004
Kevin Jones
Round 1 · Virginia Tech
#30
RB
67%
FAIR
C
2004
Teddy Lehman
Round 2 · Oklahoma
#37
LB
27%
BUST
D
2004
Keith Smith
Round 3 · McNeese St.
#73
DB
36%
BUST
D
2003
Charles Rogers
Round 1 · Michigan St.
#2
WR
3%
BUST
F
2003
Boss Bailey
Round 2 · Georgia
#34
LB
67%
FAIR
C
2003
Cory Redding
Round 3 · Texas
#66
DE
253%
HIT
A
2002
Joey Harrington
Round 1 · Oregon
#3
QB
63%
FAIR
C
2002
Kalimba Edwards
Round 2 · South Carolina
#35
DE
54%
FAIR
C
2002
Andre' Goodman
Round 3 · South Carolina
#68
DB
144%
FAIR
B
2001
Jeff Backus
Round 1 · Michigan
#18
T
175%
HIT
B
2001
Dominic Raiola
Round 2 · Nebraska
#50
C
297%
HIT
A
2001
Shaun Rogers
Round 2 · Texas
#61
DT
232%
HIT
A
2000
Stockar McDougle
Round 1 · Oklahoma
#20
T
52%
FAIR
C
2000
Barrett Green
Round 2 · West Virginia
#50
LB
90%
FAIR
C
2000
Reuben Droughns
Round 3 · Oregon
#81
RB
133%
FAIR
B
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Detroit Lions draft history, graded

At DraftLedger's default 40% bust line, the Lions grade C for their first-three-round picks from 2000 through 2025, ranking #13 of 32 teams. Of 89 picks, 21% were hits (at least 150% of what the slot usually produces) and 30% were busts. Move the bust line on the page above to see the ranking change.

Best picks for the slot: Darius Slay, Dominic Raiola, Matthew Stafford, Ndamukong Suh. Biggest misses: Charles Rogers, Jeff Okudah, Mike Williams, Jordon Dizon.

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