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  • dlp373 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DET)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIA)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (JAX)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Clark Phillips III
CB
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Ben Powers
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Giovanni Manu
OT
Head Shot
Hendon Hooker
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Lions worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

Whoever sat across the table from the Lions should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Horsley has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wilson.

The Lions clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle at fair value.
Pick31 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the 31st overall pick they get a rangy last line of defense. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at Round 2, Pick 28, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson slipping to pick 118 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Denzel Burke in pick No. 130. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board had Dont'e Thornton Jr. higher than slot 196, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick228 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
They reached into another round for Cam Horsley, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick244 Rnd7 Shemar James
No edge and no loss on Shemar James in the 244th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.