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Every draft day trade Brad Holmes has made as Detroit Lions GM

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Brad Holmes has traded up to get players including Jameson Williams, Derrick Barnes, Brian Branch, Terrion Arnold, Gio Manu and Brodric Martin in the draft

Brad Holmes has been an active trader on draft day, making 16 moves in his first five drafts as Detroit Lions general manager. Holmes has made three trades in the first round – two to go up and get a player, one to move down – and targeted LB Derrick Barnes, WR Jameson Williams, DB Brian Branch, DT Brodric Martin, CB Terrion Arnold, OL Gio Manu, RB Sione Vaki, DL Mekhi Wingo, OL Tate Ratledge, WR Isaac TeSlaa and OL Miles Frazier in his deals. Holmes has included future draft picks (but never a first- or second-rounder) in four of those trades and received future picks back three times.

Here's a list of every draft-day trade Holmes has made since 2021 and the value of the picks he's dealt and received (when possible) according to the trade value chart on DraftTek. com. Draft day trades in 2025 (3) Round 2 — trade up : The Lions traded up three spots, from No.

60 to No. 57, to take Georgia guard Tate Ratledge . The Lions gave the Denver Broncos No.

60 and a fourth-round choice (No. 130 overall) in the deal, and also acquired a seventh-round pick (No. 230) they used on safety Dan Jackson.

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