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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 222nd overall pick lands the Lions a B, McCoy and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jermod McCoy had no business being available in pick No. 222, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick 17 they get a sticky cover corner, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 David Bailey
The board fumbled David Bailey all the way to the 50th pick, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick118 Rnd4 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano in Round 4, Pick 18 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kenyon Sadiq
A tight end of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kayden McDonald
They barely believed it either: Kayden McDonald still on the board at slot 186. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick203 Rnd6 Michael Taaffe
You do not let a safety like Michael Taaffe reach pick No. 203 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in the 212th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy in No. 222 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.