Well, our Detroit Lions will not be playing in the 2023 NFL Playoffs as the Seattle Seahawks just defeated the Los Angeles Rams in overtime to knock the Lions out. That being said, the Lions still have a Sunday Night Football game to play and they will have an opportunity to knock Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers out of the playoffs, which is not an awful consolation prize. With all of the other games completed, we now know where the Lions’ first selection in the 2023 NFL Draft will be.
Where will the Detroit Lions pick in the 2023 NFL Draft?
As you can see below, we now know that the Lions’ first selection in the 2023 NFL Draft will come at No. 6, via the Rams.
If the Lions beat the Packers, they will also have the No. 18 overall pick, and if they lose, they will have the No. 15.
Here is the current 2023 NFL Draft order, via Tankathon:
PICK | TEAM | RECORD | WIN% | GB | SOS | STREAK |
1 |  Chicago | 3-14 | .176 | — | .572 | Lost 10 |
2 | Â Houston | 3-13-1 | .206 | 0.5 | .481 | Won 1 |
3 | Â Arizona | 4-13 | .235 | 1.0 | .529 | Lost 7 |
4 | Â Indianapolis | 4-12-1 | .265 | 1.5 | .512 | Lost 7 |
5 |  Denver  SEA | 5-12 | .294 | 2.0 | .481 | Won 1 |
6 |  LA Rams  DET | 5-12 | .294 | 2.0 | .519 | Lost 2 |
7 | Â Las Vegas | 6-11 | .353 | 3.0 | .474 | Lost 3 |
8 | Â Atlanta | 7-10 | .412 | 4.0 | .467 | Won 2 |
9 | Â Carolina | 7-10 | .412 | 4.0 | .472 | Won 1 |
10 |  New Orleans  PHI | 7-10 | .412 | 4.0 | .507 | Lost 1 |
11 | Â Tennessee | 7-10 | .412 | 4.0 | .510 | Lost 7 |
12 |  Cleveland  HOU | 7-10 | .412 | 4.0 | .524 | Lost 1 |
13 | Â NY Jets | 7-10 | .412 | 4.0 | .539 | Lost 6 |
14 | Â New England | 8-9 | .471 | 5.0 | .502 | Lost 1 |
15 | Â Green Bay | 8-8 | .500 | 5.5 | .521 | Won 4 |
16 | Â Washington | 8-8-1 | .500 | 5.5 | .537 | Won 1 |
17 | Â Detroit | 8-8 | .500 | 5.5 | .538 | Won 1 |
18 | Â Pittsburgh | 9-8 | .529 | 6.0 | .519 | Won 4 |
WILD CARD ROUND LOSERS | ||||||
19 | Â Tampa Bay | 8-9 | .471 | 5.0 | .505 | Lost 1 |
20 | Â Seattle | 9-8 | .529 | 6.0 | .460 | Won 2 |
21 | Â Jacksonville | 9-8 | .529 | 6.0 | .465 | Won 5 |
22 |  Miami  Forfeited | 9-8 | .529 | 6.0 | .537 | Won 1 |
23 | Â NY Giants | 9-7-1 | .559 | 6.5 | .526 | Lost 1 |
24 | Â Baltimore | 10-7 | .588 | 7.0 | .509 | Lost 2 |
DIVISIONAL ROUND LOSERS | ||||||
25 | Â LA Chargers | 10-7 | .588 | 7.0 | .443 | Lost 1 |
26 | Â Dallas | 12-5 | .706 | 9.0 | .507 | Lost 1 |
27 | Â Cincinnati | 12-4 | .750 | 9.5 | .524 | Won 8 |
28 | Â Minnesota | 13-4 | .765 | 10.0 | .474 | Won 1 |
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP LOSERS | ||||||
29 |  San Francisco  DEN | 13-4 | .765 | 10.0 | .417 | Won 10 |
30 | Â Buffalo | 13-3 | .813 | 10.5 | .504 | Won 7 |
SUPER BOWL TEAMS | ||||||
31 | Â Kansas City | 14-3 | .824 | 11.0 | .453 | Won 5 |
32 | Â Philadelphia | 14-3 | .824 | 11.0 | .474 | Won 1 |