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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DET)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DET)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Received
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (CLE)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Players Gained
Head Shot
Moro Ojomo
DT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Lions let Devonshire fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Call it larceny. M.J. Devonshire sat on the board until No. 243, and the Lions did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Taylor has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick 29 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the cornerback. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
No edge and no loss on Ja'Lynn Polk in slot 73; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick205 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in the 205th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Logan Lee
No drama and no debate, Logan Lee went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 31. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick243 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at No. 243 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick249 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
They paid up for Trey Taylor at pick No. 249 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.