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Draft Selections
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DET)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DET)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (DET)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alex Wright
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Lions spent the 73rd overall pick on Zak Zinter, a name most had 31 spots down the list. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with safety, linebacker and other spots still on the board. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Abrams-Draine pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick73 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zak Zinter this early at the Round 3 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A quiet steal in the 92nd overall pick: Kris Abrams-Draine for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
No drama and no debate, Leonard Taylor III went about where he belonged in slot 97. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with safety, linebacker and other spots open.
Pick160 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
By-the-book stuff, Trevor Keegan at pick No. 160 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at pick 163 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Fair-plus on Luke McCaffrey, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
The board had cheaper options than Jaylen Harrell at the 207th overall pick, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
They took LaDarius Henderson at par in slot 247, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.