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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DET)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DET)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Lions would have aced it. Phillip Webb at the 227th pick is 96 spots clear of where he belonged.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Bryant. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 28 they get a disruptive interior force, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A slide stopped in the 60th overall pick, with Xavier Watts worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
They let Carson Schwesinger come to them and pounced at pick 101. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant at No. 165 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jay Higgins in slot 181; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick198 Rnd6 Addison West
A reasonable price with a little left over, Addison West in Round 6, Pick 20. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Phillip Webb
Phillip Webb at No. 227 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
They reached into another round for Cooper Mays, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
Jaylin Smith at Round 7, Pick 28 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.