Heading into Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions are in the position of not having any picks for quite some time. After trades to land Georgia OG Tate Ratledge and Arkansas WR Isaac TeSlaa on Friday night, the Lions won’t pick until the sixth round, No. 182 overall. That is the first of five picks clustered between the middle of the sixth and seventh rounds, culminating with No. 244 overall.
Whether the Lions keep all those picks is certainly up for grabs, but if they do, here are prospects who project in that general range that GM Brad Holmes and his staff should consider, with a focus on the (perceived) biggest remaining needs:
Elijah Roberts, DL, SMU
Jah Joyner, EDGE, Minnesota
Tyler Baron, EDGE, Miami FL
Antwaun Powell-Ryland, EDGE, Virginia Tech
Ahmed Hassanein, EDGE, Boise State
Elijah Ponder, EDGE, Cal-Poly
Howard Cross III, DT, Notre Dame
Seth McLaughlin, C, Ohio State
Addison West, IOL, Western Michigan
Jalen Rivers, OL, Miami FL
Marcus Sigle, S, Kansas State
Jaylen Reed, S, Penn State
Kitan Crawford, S, Nevada
Dean Clark, S, Fresno State
Rayuan Lane, S, Navy
Dan Jackson, S, Georgia
Jaylin Lane, WR, Virginia Tech
Zah Frazier, CB, UTSA
Shaun Dolac, LB, Buffalo
Jackson Woodward, LB, UNLV
Moliki Matavao, TE, UCLA
C.J. Dippre, TE, Alabama
Ben Yurosek, TE, Georgia
Too many RBs to list, if the Lions want to add to that room
This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Top Lions prospect fits who could be available on Day 3
Heading into Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions are in the position of not having any picks for quite some time. After trades to land Georgia OG Tate Ratledge and Arkansas WR Isaac TeSlaa on Friday night, the Lions won’t pick until the sixth round, No. 182 overall. That is the first of five picks clustered between the middle of the sixth and seventh rounds, culminating with No. 244 overall.
Whether the Lions keep all those picks is certainly up for grabs, but if they do, here are prospects who project in that general range that GM Brad Holmes and his staff should consider, with a focus on the (perceived) biggest remaining needs:
Elijah Roberts, DL, SMU
Jah Joyner, EDGE, Minnesota
Tyler Baron, EDGE, Miami FL
Antwaun Powell-Ryland, EDGE, Virginia Tech
Ahmed Hassanein, EDGE, Boise State
Elijah Ponder, EDGE, Cal-Poly
Howard Cross III, DT, Notre Dame
Seth McLaughlin, C, Ohio State
Addison West, IOL, Western Michigan
Jalen Rivers, OL, Miami FL
Marcus Sigle, S, Kansas State
Jaylen Reed, S, Penn State
Kitan Crawford, S, Nevada
Dean Clark, S, Fresno State
Rayuan Lane, S, Navy
Dan Jackson, S, Georgia
Jaylin Lane, WR, Virginia Tech
Zah Frazier, CB, UTSA
Shaun Dolac, LB, Buffalo
Jackson Woodward, LB, UNLV
Moliki Matavao, TE, UCLA
C.J. Dippre, TE, Alabama
Ben Yurosek, TE, Georgia
Too many RBs to list, if the Lions want to add to that room
This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Top Lions prospect fits who could be available on Day 3
