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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

The Lions treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 228 on Torricelli Simpkins III a full 41 spots early. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Jackson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
They jumped the gun on Kyle Kennard, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
No drama and no debate, Jared Wilson went about where he belonged in pick 102. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jaylin Lane
Jaylin Lane is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
They paid sticker price for Jason Marshall Jr. in No. 196, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick228 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Torricelli Simpkins III well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in the 244th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.