Life comes at you fast in the NFL. For the Detroit Lions, their life now no longer includes cornerback Jeff Okudah. The Lions dealt Okudah, a starter for most of the last three seasons when healthy, to the Atlanta Falcons for a 2023 fifth-round pick on Tuesday.
In the trade, the Lions acquired the No. 159 overall pick from the Falcons. It’s a fifth-round pick that originally belonged to the Jacksonville Jaguars; Atlanta picked it up in the trade for WR Calvin Ridley.
Adding in the extra pick and factoring in the slightly altered need chart, here’s a quick updated projection for the Lions in the 2023 NFL draft