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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DET)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DET)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Sam Brown Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Sam Brown Jr.
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (NE)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

There is reaching, and then there is Tonka Hemingway at slot 217. The Lions jumped the board by 38 and dared it to prove them wrong. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Winston Jr.. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

A fair-value weekend of trading, no edge to be found.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 28th pick they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value.
Pick60 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jackson in No. 60; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 106th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nohl Williams in pick No. 130. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ricky White III
Value said wait; Ricky White III in Round 6, Pick 20 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
They reached into another round for Tonka Hemingway, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick228 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
They went early on CJ Dippre in the 228th pick, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick244 Rnd7 Sam Brown Jr.
Sam Brown Jr. in Round 7, Pick 28 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.