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Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DET)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DET)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DET)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Caelen Carson
CB
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Christian Harris
LB
Head Shot
Nick McCloud
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions turned the phones into found money: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Lions should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Every board in the league had O'Neill lower, and that gap is the story. On value alone, Slaughter makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in the 28th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jonah Coleman
Value with a capital V on Jonah Coleman in the 57th overall pick, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They barely believed it either: Jake Slaughter still on the board at the Round 3 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
The board had Deontae Lawson higher than pick No. 73, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in slot 94 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jack Endries at Round 4, Pick 18. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick125 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A quiet steal in No. 125: D'Angelo Ponds for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
No drama and no debate, Keylan Rutledge went about where he belonged in pick 130. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis at slot 134 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
They paid sticker price for Aaron Graves in pick No. 156, and that is fine. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bryce Boettcher in the Round 5 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick187 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at pick 187 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Eric O'Neill well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick204 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at Round 6, Pick 24 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
A straight-up fair deal on Fernando Carmona at the 222nd pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.