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  • RB DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Ransom: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Lions were there to profit. Lathan Ransom, the No. 105 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 244.

Every board in the league had Downs lower, and that gap is the story. For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Taking Emeka Egbuka in the 60th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick102 Rnd3 Bradyn Swinson
They robbed the room for Bradyn Swinson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Steal is underselling it; Jared Wilson at slot 130 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs in pick No. 196 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick244 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
They will replay Lathan Ransom at pick 244 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.