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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DET)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jared Goff
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Daniels is the Lions' new face under center. Grade: D.

The phones were a trap the Lions kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Bullock at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
They took Jayden Daniels at par in No. 8, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick29 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 29th overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front, and a steal at that.
Pick61 Rnd2 Max Melton
A straight-up fair deal on Max Melton at the 61st pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Calen Bullock for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They paid sticker price for Luke McCaffrey in pick 163, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy in Round 6, Pick 32 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 247 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.