What had been a dream season for the Detroit Lions ended in a nightmare in the Divisional Round of the playoffs with a 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders. So now it's on to the offseason, with April's draft as one of the tentpoles.
With the results of each playoff round, more of the 2025 draft order gets set. With that in mind, we now know where the Lions will pick in the opening round of this year's proceedings in Green Bay.
With their Divisional Round loss, and the record they had during the regular season, the Lions are now set to have the No. 28 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Where the Detroit Lions will pick in the 2025 NFL Draft
Here are all six picks the Lions currently have in the 2025 NFL Draft. Their spot in the second round is also locked in.
- Round 1: No. 28 overall
- Round 2: No. 60
- Round 4: TBD
- Round 6: TBD (from Tampa Bay via the Carlton Davis trade)
- Round 7: TBD (from Dallas via the Terrion Arnold trade in the 2024 draft)
- Round 7: TBD
Notes
-The Lions traded their 2025 third-round pick to the New York Jets to trade up and select offensive lineman Giovanni Manu in last year's draft.
-Their fifth-round pick went to the Cleveland Browns in the Za'Darius Smith trade.
-They traded their own sixth-round pick to the Browns for wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones at the 2023 deadline.
The Lions have had the 28th overall pick once before in their history, taking Duke guard Laken Tomlinson in 2015. Including Tomlinson, here are the last 10 players selected at No. 28 overall.
- 2024-Kansas City Chiefs, WR Xavier Worthy
- 2023-Cincinnati Bengals, EDGE Myles Murphy
- 2022-Green Bay Packers, DT Devonte Wyatt
- 2021-New Orleans Saints, EDGE Payton Turner
- 2020-Baltimore Ravens, LB Patrick Queen
- 2019-San Diego Chargers, DT Jerry Tillery
- 2018-Pittsburgh Steelers, S Terrell Edmunds
- 2015-Dallas Cowboys, EDGE Taco Charlton
- 2016-San Francisco 49ers, OG Joshua Garnett
- 2015: Lions, OG Laken Tomlinson
2025 NFL Draft: Full first round order
With some spots to-be determined, here is the full first round order for the 2025 draft.
1. Tennessee Titans
2. Cleveland Browns
3. New York Giants
4. New England Patriots
5. Jacksonville Jaguars
6. Las Vegas Raiders
7. New York Jets
8. Carolina Panthers
9. New Orleans Saints
10. Chicago Bears
11. San Francisco 49ers
12. Dallas Cowboys
13. Miami Dolphins
14. Indianapolis Colts
15. Atlanta Falcons
16. Arizona Cardinals
17. Cincinnati Bengals
18. Seattle Seahawks
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20. Denver Broncos
21. Pittsburgh Steelers
22. Los Angeles Chargers
23. Green Bay Packers
24. Minnesota Vikings
25. Houston Texans
26. Los Angeles Rams
27. Baltimore Ravens
28. Detroit Lions
29. Washington Commanders (TBD)
30. Buffalo Bills (TBD)
31. Philadelphia Eagles (TBD)
32. Kansas City Chiefs (TBD)
The conference championship game participants (Chiefs, Bills, Eagles and Commanders) will fill the final four slots based on the results of those games and the Super Bowl.
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