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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
James Pearce Jr.
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DET)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 6 (DET)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Preston Stone Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DET)
Preston Stone
QB SMU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 7 (DET)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DET)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (MIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Players traded away
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Maurice Alexander
WR
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jordan James in the 221st pick, a good 51 spots before the room expected him. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That Nelson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 29 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jay Higgins
They went early on Jay Higgins in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at No. 125 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick145 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
They paid sticker price for Tez Johnson in Round 5, Pick 17, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick173 Rnd6 Gentry Williams
No drama and no debate, Gentry Williams went about where he belonged in the 173rd pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Preston Stone
Preston Stone at pick 189 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick211 Rnd7 Jalon Walker
They will replay Jalon Walker at pick 211 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd7 Taylen Green
The board had Taylen Green higher than slot 218, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jordan James
Jordan James at the 221st pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.