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  • Pirate Rick DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DET)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Richie Grant
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Jones: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Lions came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

They banked enough surplus on Jones to cover a lot of smaller sins. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 29 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kris Jenkins at the 61st overall pick is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in the 74th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at slot 164 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
They went early on Caedan Wallace in No. 201, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Logan Lee
No edge and no loss on Logan Lee in Round 6, Pick 30; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick249 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
A reach for Solomon Byrd in the 249th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.