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The Detroit Lions traded up to select Derrick Moore in the 2026 NFL Draft, moving from pick 50 to 44. A video from the New York Giants suggests the Lions also attempted a more significant trade up earlier in the second round.
Detroit Lions executive vice president and general manager Brad Holmes speaks during media availability at Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Detroit Lions traded up in the second-round of the 2026 NFL Draft to select Michigan edge defender Derrick Moore. They ended up moving six spotsâfrom 50 to 44âand spending Pick 128 (their second fourth-round pick) to get there. It was a modest trade up of very fair value.
But on Monday, the New York Giants released their behind-the-scenes draft video, and it captured a moment in which the Lions appeared to attempt a significantly more costly trade up in the second round.
The Giants were getting ready to be on the clock with the 37th overall pick. Then we see Giants general manager Joe Schoen field several calls about a trade down. It appears they were very seriously considering sliding down the board to pick up additional draft capital. And while the names and teams were never overtly revealed while we see him take these phone calls, itâs pretty clear when Schoen says this:
â118, 128 and 157?â Schoen announces to the room.
Those just so happened to be the draft slots of the Lionsâ two fourth-round picks and the first of their two fifth-round picks:
Assuming that trade also included Detroitâs 50th overall pick to move up 13 spots, that would have been a much more costly move to trade up than the one they actually executed.
Remember, Lions general manager Brad Holmes said after Day 2 that Moore was his highest-graded defensive end at the start of Round 2.
The Detroit Lions traded up from pick 50 to pick 44 in the second round to select Derrick Moore, giving up their second fourth-round pick, pick 128.
The Giants' draft video showed general manager Joe Schoen receiving calls about a potential trade down while the Lions were reportedly attempting a larger trade up.
The Lions selected Michigan edge defender Derrick Moore with their trade up to pick 44.
The Lions moved up six spots in the draft, from pick 50 to pick 44.
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âI will say he was part of that cluster of guys that we were targeting today. He was already at top of mind going up [âŠ] Derrick might have been our No. 3 or No. 4 edge rusher, whatever it is, but today, he was our No. 1 for what was available,â Holmes said. âFor other teams, he could have been their No. 7 or No. 8. You canât worry about that, youâve just got to get the guy that you want.â
So itâs quite possible Moore wouldâve been the pick with this trade up. Had the Giants agreed, Detroit wouldâve been without the picks that eventually turned into Michigan linebacker Jimmy Rolder (118) and Arizona State cornerback Keith Abney (157).
The Giants opted not to trade down, because they said Tennessee cornerback Colton Hood was their top guy on the board to start the day, and he was available with the 37th overall pick. But if someone else had taken Hood before New Yorkâs pick, we may have seen a completely different Lions draft play out.
Meanwhile, the Lions still got their guy and they saved two extra draft picks by waiting seven more picks to trade up.