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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Barryn Sorrell in the Round 7 slot, a good 90 spots before the room expected him.

The Phillips value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In pick No. 28 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. A real need, handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at slot 60 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jake Majors
They took Jake Majors at par in Round 3, Pick 38, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick196 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 196 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
They talked themselves into Barryn Sorrell at the 225th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick228 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb in pick No. 228 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at No. 244 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.