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2024 Detroit Lions Draft

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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DET)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Austin Jones Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Austin Jones
RB USC
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
Quarterback settled, McCarthy in the fold, and a B- for the Lions.

The Lions torched the value chart for Austin Jones, taking him 123 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The whole projection now runs through J.J. McCarthy; hit there and everything else looks smarter. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 32nd pick they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Zak Zinter
They reached a country mile for Zak Zinter at pick 64, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They jumped the gun on Blake Corum, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick164 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson in the 164th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick188 Rnd6 Josh Wallace
Value said wait; Josh Wallace in pick No. 188 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at slot 201 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick205 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in pick 205 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
A real head-scratcher, Taulia Tagovailoa in Round 7, Pick 27 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick249 Rnd7 Austin Jones
A wild overpay on Austin Jones in pick No. 249, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.