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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DET)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

There is reaching, and then there is Khyree Jackson at the 91st overall pick. The Lions jumped the board by 37 and dared it to prove them wrong.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Good price on Dallas Turner in Round 1, Pick 27, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick59 Rnd2 Leonard Taylor III
They jumped the gun on Leonard Taylor III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cam Hart
They reached a country mile for Cam Hart at slot 76, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jordan Burch
A big swing on Jordan Burch at the 164th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ricky Pearsall
Nothing to complain about; Ricky Pearsall went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick248 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
A tidy little value on Walter Rouse in pick 248, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.