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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (DET)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (LAC)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: 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. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

However the rest shakes out, Corley at that price is a win they earned. They are betting Cephus proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Good price on Kool-Aid McKinstry in slot 29, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the 61st overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tykee Smith in Round 5, Pick 28. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick201 Rnd6 Logan Lee
They liked Logan Lee enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 201. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They took Jared Wiley at par in the 205th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick253 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
They jumped the gun on Joshua Cephus, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.