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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions won the night they stopped Dial from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Lions were there to profit. Marcellas Dial, the No. 194 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 247.

The Jefferson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at Round 1, Pick 29 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick61 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
They paid up for Malachi Corley at pick No. 61 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell slid further than he should have, and No. 73 is lovely value for the edge rusher. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
A slide stopped in the 92nd overall pick, with Christian Mahogany worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick207 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
The board fumbled Roger Rosengarten all the way to pick 207, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
Circle this one: Marcellas Dial at slot 247 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.