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Lions selected Boise State EDGE Ahmed Hassanein with the No. 196 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Hassanein (6’2"/267) has a unique story. Coming from Cairo, Egypt, he’ll be the first Egyptian player selected in the draft in league history. Hassanein recorded 22 sacks over his last two seasons at Boise State. He really took a leap in 2023, recording 30 tackles, 12.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles. His ability to cause disruption in the backfield is exactly what you want as an NFL edge rusher. With a PFF run defense grade of 80.3, Hassanein is physical and plays with a very high motor. However, there are times when he’s inconsistent with that initial step off the ball. In his film against Georgia Southern, Hassanein wouldn’t be as quick off the ball, and he would lose leverage against his opponents. He’ll lose that upper body strength to really shed his blocks and make those players. In that game, he posted a 58.3 run defense grade, which was his second lowest of the season. Hassanein is also active with his hands as a pass rusher. With a 76.9 pass rush grade, he posted a 15.8 percent win rate in the 2024 season. He has the talent to develop into a productive starter at the next level.
Heliot Ramos went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Ramos was one of the few hitters who had any offensive success against Merrill Kelly in a game where the GIants were held to just one run by Kelly and the D-Backs’ bullpen. The three knocks ups his average to .290, and he’s been on fire in the month of May with a .400/.472/,800 slash over his 30 at-bats in that timeframe.
Corbin Carroll hit a pair of solo homers to help the Diamondbacks to a 2-1 win over the Giants on Monday.
Shelby Miller picked up a save with a scoreless ninth inning against the Giants on Monday.
Justin Verlander allowed just two runs over six innings but still took a loss Monday against the Diamondbacks.
Merrill Kelly struck out eight while working seven strong innings of one-run baseball to get a win over the Giants on Monday.
Austin Wells hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs Monday in a victory over the Mariners.