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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DET)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYG)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Logan Lee, 34 picks early at the 207th overall pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. They banked enough surplus on Jenkins to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Nice patience on Kris Jenkins, who had no business lasting to slot 61. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They took Xavier Legette at par in the 73rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Andru Phillips
They liked Andru Phillips enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 108. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick140 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor in the 163rd pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at slot 207 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick247 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
The board had cheaper options than Marcellas Dial at pick 247, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.