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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Aaron Casey Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Aaron Casey
LB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Lions started one anyway for Aaron Casey, 49 picks ahead of schedule.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Sainristil. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 29 they get a building block for the line at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in Round 3, Pick 2 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at No. 73 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
A straight-up fair deal on Marshawn Kneeland at slot 92, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
You do not let a cornerback like Mike Sainristil reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They talked themselves into Jordan Jefferson at the 163rd pick, and the board did not agree. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick204 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at pick No. 204 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Aaron Casey
Aaron Casey in pick 249 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.