The Detroit Lions were one of the busier teams in the NFL draft last weekend, picking up seven drafted rookies, nabbing a veteran offensive lineman and in the process, making three trades combining picks from this year, next year and players.

This makes it a little bit more difficult to evaluate using the trade value chart. Of course, and this is just one man's opinion here, but the chart should only be a guide considering it is still incumbent on the people actually making the selections to use them wisely.

Trading Pick No. 23 to Denver

This was Detroit's first trade of the draft. The Lions' No. 23 pick had a value of 760 points and the pick they ended up moving down to, Denver's at No. 28, was worth 660 points.

On the face of it, this means the Lions would have also needed a high fourth-round selection to balance out the deal. Instead, Denver and Detroit did something different. The Lions got pick No. 143 in 2015, worth 34.5 points and a 2016 fifth-round selection, which if you put in the middle of the round would average at 35.7.

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That would place the Detroit compensation at 730.2 in "draft points," meaning the Lions and Broncos viewed veteran lineman Manny Ramirez at around 30 points, or the equivalent of a low fifth-round selection to balance the numbers.

So by the numbers, the Broncos may have won this deal, but in actuality the Lions added a much-needed pick (that they ended up trading) and a veteran who may end up being a starter in 2015.

By the way, Denver used the pick to draft Shane Ray. The Lions drafted Laken Tomlinson and used the fifth-round pick in a Day 2 deal with Minnesota.

For that reason, the Lions win this deal, taking away the actual players drafted.

Detroit moves up to No. 80

The Lions were sitting at pick No. 88 in the third round, but felt compelled to move up eight spots in a deal with Minnesota on Friday night in order to draft Stanford cornerback Alex Carter. First, a small note on this. From No. 80 to No. 88, only one corner was taken -- Texas State's Craig Mager by San Diego -- so there's a chance Carter might have been there at No. 88.

But that's something we'll never know for sure.

Minnesota's pick, traded to Detroit, was worth 210 points on the chart. The Lions' No. 88 pick was worth 150 points. The fifth-round selection, pick No. 143, was worth 34.5.

So based on the numbers, Detroit kind of won this deal by gaining a higher-value selection (190) than the two Detroit gave up (combined 184.5). But it is obviously close enough to be essentially a wash.

The Lions used the pick to take Carter. Minnesota drafted LSU defensive end Danielle Hunter and Southern Illinois tight end MyCole Pruitt with the two traded picks.

Detroit trades into the fourth round

The Lions entered the final day of the draft having to wait almost two rounds to make a selection. They quickly altered that, giving up a third-round pick next season to jump into the fourth round and select Auburn defensive tackle Gabe Wright.

The No. 113 pick was worth 68 points, according to the chart. An average third-round pick is worth 192.5 points, so the Lions were clearly the numerical losers of this deal.

However, Detroit said it contemplated drafting Wright in the third round, so the Lions clearly believed they had value there that probably wouldn't have lasted until the fifth round. As general manager Martin Mayhew indicated, Detroit is also expecting to have an extra third-round pick as compensation for Ndamukong Suh, so that helped make a deal that, numerically, looked like a bad one to pull off.