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    Lions
Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (DET)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (LAC)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Players Gained
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Easton Stick
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Lions did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They are betting Lee proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Dial pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In pick No. 29 they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
They paid sticker price for Malachi Corley in the 61st pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Renardo Green
No edge and no loss on Renardo Green in pick 73; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at the 164th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee in No. 201 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick205 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick253 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
Marcellas Dial slipping to slot 253 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.