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Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Lions.

The Patrick Payton selection is the head-turner. The Lions reached 44 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. The back end got a real overhaul.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In pick No. 17 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They did well to land Emmanuel Pregnon in the 50th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas in Round 4, Pick 18 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick155 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at pick 155, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
They paid a round early for Trey Zuhn III in the 186th pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall at slot 203 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick212 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
They paid sticker price for Lawson Luckie in slot 212, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
Ethan O'Connor in pick 222 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.