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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall
B-
ValueC+
NeedB-
TradesB-
FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions. The Lions' one glaring miss is offensive lineman, a need they left exactly as they found it.
The McDonald reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 1 of 9 of the wish list covered.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Kayden McDonald
In pick No. 17 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, even if it was a touch early. More want than need.
Pick50
Rnd2
Brandon Cisse
Nothing to complain about; Brandon Cisse went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.


