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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Riley should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Quincy Riley, the No. 171 name on the board, in pick No. 230.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 28 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Need was not the driver here.
Pick60 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos is a better player than the 60th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick101 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in pick No. 101 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick133 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
The board fumbled Malachi Moore all the way to No. 133, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
They barely believed it either: Chase Lundt still on the board at Round 6, Pick 20. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jack Nelson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 227 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Quincy Riley
They robbed the room for Quincy Riley here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick246 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.