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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
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
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Tagovailoa: B.

When a board-topper like Taulia Tagovailoa slides to No. 250, you do not overthink it, and the Lions did not. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. The cost of the Puni reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 29th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They did well to land Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 29, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at No. 73 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They liked Dominick Puni enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 92. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick166 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Taking Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in pick No. 166 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick207 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
They let JD Bertrand come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick250 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They will replay Taulia Tagovailoa at the 250th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.