The Lions made two trade-ups on Day 2 of the draft, for LSU OG Tate Ratledge and Arkansas WR Isaac TeSlaa. They tried to make 28 more.

The Lions traded up to take Georgia guard Tate Ratledge after moving up to the 57th overall pick. Then they went right back to work, trading with the Jacksonville Jaguars to take Michigan native, former Hillsdale standout and Arkansas receiver Isaac TeSlaa at 70th in the third round.

The Detroit Lions sat idly by watching other teams make picks in the fourth and fifth rounds on Day 3 of the 2025 NFL draft after not having selections in those rounds following some trades.However, the Lions did manage to make a trade up with the New England Patriots that got them back into the fifth round.