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Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DET)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (DET)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Lions took Tyler Batty a full 87 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Dumas-Johnson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Deone Walker
They paid a round early for Deone Walker in the 63rd overall pick, more than the board wanted. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick131 Rnd4 Joshua Gray
Value said wait; Joshua Gray in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Circle this one: Jordan Hancock at pick 196 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Woody Marks
Woody Marks at the 224th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tyler Batty
A big swing on Tyler Batty at slot 229, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Taking Jamon Dumas-Johnson in the 247th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.