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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Lions walked out of the weekend still thin at edge rusher, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

Landing Barton that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
A tidy bit of business in pick 17, where Arvell Reese graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick50 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They did well to land Emmanuel Pregnon in the 50th pick, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 18: Xavier Scott for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A straight-up fair deal on DeMonte Capehart at pick No. 134, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jalen Stroman
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Stroman at slot 156. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick187 Rnd6 Lander Barton
A slide stopped in the Round 6 slot, with Lander Barton worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
Nice patience on Jaren Kanak, who had no business lasting to the 204th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick222 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at No. 222 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.