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Draft Selections
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DET)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DET)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Barton: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Lander Barton had no business being available in the 198th overall pick, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. The Micah Parsons deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick76 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Value with a capital V on Deone Walker in No. 76, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick101 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 101st pick, where Chris Paul Jr. graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at Round 4, Pick 32 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.
Pick150 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. in pick No. 150 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Taking Lander Barton in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Addison West
Addison West in the 227th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A safety of that caliber at pick 230 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick246 Rnd7 John Williams
A straight-up fair deal on John Williams at slot 246, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
They took Cody Lindenberg at par in Round 7, Pick 31, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.