POD\u2019s fan mock draft, I was tasked with making the Lions\u2019 second-round pick, and I chose Ratledge<\/a> and had this to say about him:<\/p>\n\u201cRatledge\u2019s heavy experience in Georgia\u2019s pro scheme, running both gap and zone concepts, have turned him into a plug-and-play right guard in the Lions\u2019 system. Ratledge would enter Allen Park as rookie expected to compete with Graham Glasgow and Christian Mahogany for Detroit\u2019s two starting guard roles.\u201d<\/p>\n
POD\u2019s articles on Ratledge:<\/p>\n
Lions acquire pick No. 70 from the Jaguars<\/p>\n
Lions acquire: Pick No. 70 and 182, and a 6th round pick in 2026
\nJaguars acquire: Pick No. 102 (3rd round) and two 3rd round picks in 2026<\/p>\n
Round 3, Pick 70 overall: Isaac TeSlaa, WR, Arkansas<\/p>\n
TeSlaa played a big slot role at Arkansas, but at 6-foot-4, 214 pounds, with a 9.93 RAS and 77.36 Grit Index (Tier 2), TeSlaa has the range to be possibly groomed to be the Lions WR-X of the future. As a rookie, he figures to assume at least a WR5 depth role\u2014with room to grow into a bigger role\u2014as well as a Day 1 special teams contributor. <\/p>\n
POD\u2019s articles on TeSlaa:<\/p>\n
Lions acquire pick No. 171 from the Patriots<\/p>\n
Lions acquire: Pick No. 171
\nPatriots acquire: Pick No. 182 and 228<\/p>\n
Round 5, Pick No. 171: Miles Frazier, G, LSU<\/p>\n
The Lions add another guard in Frazier, who offers incredible value late in the fifth round. A four-year starter (three at LSU), Frazier has experience at every offensive line position except center, with most of his recent experience coming at right guard. Frazier is a mauler in the run game but has a few flaws in pass pro that can be corrected with coaching. He projects as an immediate backup with long-term starting potential.<\/p>\n
POD\u2019s articles on Frazier:<\/p>\n
Round 6, Pick 196 overall: Ahmed Hassanein, EDGE, Boise State<\/p>\n
A highly productive (22 sacks and 32 tackles for loss in the last two seasons) and intense yet somewhat inexperienced edge rusher (didn\u2019t start playing football until 2019), Hassanein is a Tier 2 Grit index (79.35) player who wins with effort. With only five years of football experience, the technical aspects of his game are still developing, but he has the foundational traits and mentality to become a productive NFL player.<\/p>\n
POD\u2019s articles on Hassanein:<\/p>\n
Round 7, Pick 230 overall: Dan Jackson, SAF, Georgia<\/p>\n
Jackson walked on to Georgia and worked his way into a starting role after establishing himself as a core special teams player. He has experience as both a single-high and two-high split-zone safety, which should help him quickly acclimate to the Lions scheme. His best trait is as a downhill run defender who may need to work on controlling his aggressiveness at the next level.<\/p>\n
POD\u2019s articles on Jackson:<\/p>\n
Round 7, Pick 244 overall: Dominic Lovett, slot, Georgia<\/p>\n
A traditional slot receiver with a 4.40-second 40-yard dash speed and quickness to get open on underneath routes. He was mildly productive at Georgia\u2014and more productive at Missouri before transferring\u2014but he has the potential to be a short final target. He\u2019ll have the chance to make the roster, if only as a gunner as a rookie.<\/p>\n
POD\u2019s articles on Lovett:<\/p>\n
UDFA Tracker<\/p>\n
Follow this link for updates on all the Lions\u2019 undrafted free agents<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Lions\u2019 2025 draft class is complete. After three days of patience, trades, and intense moments, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2835,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2071],"tags":[2763,90,2104,146,113,449,448,153,2506,19,2482,7,29,147,2762,6,15,152,22,151],"class_list":{"0":"post-2834","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-detroit-lions","8":"tag-all","9":"tag-analysis","10":"tag-class","11":"tag-detroit","12":"tag-detroit-lions","13":"tag-detroit-lions-analysis","14":"tag-detroit-lions-draft","15":"tag-detroit-lions-news","16":"tag-detroitlions","17":"tag-draft","18":"tag-fanduel","19":"tag-football","20":"tag-front-page","21":"tag-lions","22":"tag-list","23":"tag-nfl","24":"tag-nfl-draft","25":"tag-of","26":"tag-picks","27":"tag-pride"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114407111720267609","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}