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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Draft Picks Received
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matthew Judon
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Rosengarten: B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Lions fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

However the rest shakes out, Rosengarten at that price is a win they earned. If Jefferson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They paid sticker price for Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Fair-plus on Chris Braswell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at No. 73 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick92 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil slipping to pick No. 92 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Jefferson in slot 163 is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick207 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in pick 207 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jontrey Hunter
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 27 with a little surplus value in Jontrey Hunter. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.