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2024 Lions Draft - The Best Player Available

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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

There is a lot to like until you notice safety is still a hole. The Lions never got to the one that mattered most.

The Tupuola-Fetui reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In slot 29 they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at pick 61 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. The roster fit checks out.
Pick73 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in Round 3, Pick 9 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at No. 164 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick201 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A reach on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in the 201st pick; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton at pick No. 205 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick249 Rnd7 Bub Means
Good price on Bub Means in the Round 7 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.