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Draft Selections
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DET)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DET)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (DET)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Caelen Carson
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureA
Good, not great, for the Lions: B+.

The Lions treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 229 on Tyler Batty a full 87 spots early. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The Marks value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick63 Rnd2 Deone Walker
By-the-book stuff, Deone Walker at Round 2, Pick 31 squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in the 76th pick, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick131 Rnd4 Keon Sabb
Taking Keon Sabb in No. 131 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Germie Bernard
They talked themselves into Germie Bernard at slot 224, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tyler Batty
They reached a country mile for Tyler Batty at pick 229, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Woody Marks
Circle this one: Woody Marks at the 247th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.