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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Caleb Okechukwu Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Caleb Okechukwu
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Caleb Okechukwu pick is the one that will follow the Lions into the fall. They took him 72 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a lockdown presence outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
They did well to land Brandon Dorlus in slot 62, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in No. 73 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Justin Eboigbe
A real head-scratcher, Justin Eboigbe in the 93rd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
They paid a round early for Curtis Jacobs in pick 167, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
A wild overpay on Xavier Thomas in pick No. 208, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick251 Rnd7 Caleb Okechukwu
Caleb Okechukwu at the 251st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.