Overview
- Detroit selected Michigan edge rusher Derrick Moore with the No. 44 pick after moving up in the second round.
- The Lions acquired the slot by sending a fourth-round pick to the Jets, according to early draft reports.
- Aidan Hutchinson endorsed the choice on X with "LFG!! Another Mich Man in the building.. love the pick," with Moore saying he is "definitely excited" to line up with him.
- A Michigan Football video on X shows Moore celebrating with family as Calvin Johnson announced the pick on the TV broadcast.
- Early grades in the B range say the pick fills Detroit’s edge need opposite Hutchinson, pointing to Moore’s Michigan production, including 21 career sacks.