It was another busy NFL Draft cycle for the Detroit Lions as Brad Holmes and company moved around a few times throughout the weekend to eventually come up with a seven-player class that mostly focused on the trenches on both sides of the ball.
With the 28th pick of the 2025 @NFLDraft, the @Lions have selected @OhioStateFB DL @tyleikk.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 25, 2025
Williams posted an 88.6 @PFF run defense grade in 2024, the fourth-highest among all FBS interior defensive linemen. #OnePride pic.twitter.com/3bwC2pKujq
Newly-selected @Lions DL @tyleikk is the 5th-ever @OhioStateFB player Detroit has ever selected in the first round of an @NFLDraft.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/Qbdp4f9BlE
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 25, 2025
With the 57th pick of the 2025 @NFLDraft, the @Lions have selected @GeorgiaFootball G @tateratledge22.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
Ratledge allowed only 1.0 sack in 729 pass-blocking snaps over the 2023-24 seasons, per @PFF.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/G2Goa3rk6W
Newly-selected @Lions G @tateratledge22 is the first interior offensive lineman Detroit has selected in the second round of an @NFLDraft since Dominic Raiola in 2001.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/r1rTvqKUqg
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
With the 70th pick of the 2025 @NFLDraft the @Lions have selected @RazorbackFB WR @TeslaaIsaac.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
Teslaa ranked fifth in the @SEC with a 19.5 receiving average in 2024.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/y6E6c6iLW1
Newly-selected WR @TeslaaIsaac is the first-ever wide receiver the @Lions have drafted out of @RazorbackFB.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/YOo9Dsaf5E
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
With the 171st pick of the 2025 @NFLDraft, the @Lions have selected @LSUfootball G @milesfrazier15.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
Frazier did not surrender a sack over the final 20 games of his NCAA career.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/Ug1e4dmxMf
Newly-selected @Lions G @milesfrazier15 is the first offensive lineman Detroit has selected out of @LSUfootball since 1988.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/r3vIXSgPGB
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
With the 196th pick of the 2025 @NFLDraft, the @Lions have selected @BroncoSportsFB EDGE @A_Hassanein91.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
Hassanein ranked third in the FBS in QB hits (17) and was fifth in total pressures generated (62) in 2024.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/DtBHAc05ks
Newly-selected @Lions EDGE @A_Hassanein91 is the first defensive lineman Detroit has ever selected from @BroncoSportsFB.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/2QoAt9ocZK
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
With the 230th pick of the 2025 @NFLDraft, the @Lions selected @GeorgiaFootball S @danjackson_10.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
On 33 targets faced in 2024, he did not surrender a TD reception and allowed a passer rating of 56.3, per @PFF.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/rduCnchCs9
Newly-selected @Lions S @danjackson_10 is the second-ever defensive back Detroit has drafted from @GeorgiaFootball.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
This is the fourth time the Lions have selected multiple players from @UGAAthletics in the same Draft, also doing so in 1985, 1975 and 1943.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/NHcev0MhNT
With the 244th pick of the 2025 @NFLDraft, the @Lions selected @GeorgiaFootball WR @DominicLovett2.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
Lovett led the Bulldogs in receptions (59) and receiving TDs (6) in 2024.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/DQEpACryLL
Newly-selected @Lions WR @DominicLovett2 is the first wide receiver Detroit has ever selected from @GeorgiaFootball.
— Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) April 26, 2025
This is the first time the Lions have selected three players from @UGAAthletics in a single Draft class.#OnePride pic.twitter.com/cy0RmKirMD
Watch highlights from the entire 2025 #Lions Draft Class 🎥 pic.twitter.com/tHrjx4QJwQ
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) April 28, 2025
Also, the Lions did some additional housekeeping in picking up the fifth-year options on both Jameson Williams and Aidan Hutchinson. Both will be under contract through the 2026 season:
#Lions have exercised the 5th-year options for Jameson Williams and Aidan Hutchinson pic.twitter.com/nIZvsk0mvT
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) April 25, 2025
