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Draft Selections
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DET)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
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
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
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 B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
Walker should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B+.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jalon Walker, the No. 20 name on the board, in Round 2, Pick 29.

The Burke pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

On the needs board they went 3 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Benjamin Morrison. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 2, Pick 28 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in pick No. 61 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick62 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
This one needs a full-page explanation: Denzel Burke in No. 62, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd3 Sebastian Castro
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Sebastian Castro for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.