Bud'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Bud DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (CLE)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (BUF)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall A-
ValueA+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Walker: A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jalon Walker at No. 61 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 3 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In the end it comes back to James Pearce Jr., and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Travis Hunter
They will replay Travis Hunter at slot 33 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at Round 2, Pick 28 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Taking Jalon Walker in the 61st pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.