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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Lions: B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Phillip Webb; the Lions did not wait, grabbing him 78 spots ahead at the Round 7 slot. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Getting Strong where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In No. 28 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 60th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick101 Rnd3 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at Round 3, Pick 37 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Willie Lampkin
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Willie Lampkin well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at slot 198 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Carson Vinson at pick 227 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kitan Crawford
A straight-up fair deal on Kitan Crawford at No. 230, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Phillip Webb
A wild overpay on Phillip Webb in Round 7, Pick 28, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.