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Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DET)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DET)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureC+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Mondon Jr.: B.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 110 name on the board, sitting there at Round 6, Pick 19 like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Griffith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In pick 28 they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Deone Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Deone Walker at No. 61, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jayden Higgins in the 79th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in slot 131 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jackson Slater. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to pick No. 194, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick225 Rnd7 Addison West
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 9 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick228 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Steal is underselling it; Raheim Sanders at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Thor Griffith. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.