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Draft Selections
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DET)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DET)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DET)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DET)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SEA)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Players traded away
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C.J. Gardner-Johnson
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Halapoulivaati Vaitai
OG
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The Lions robbed the room for Coleman. Final grade: B-.

Somebody in No. 74 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Lions sat still while Keon Coleman, the No. 36 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The Hartman pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They let T.J. Tampa come to them and pounced at the 61st overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Somehow Keon Coleman was still sitting there in the 74th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard in slot 81 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick92 Rnd3 Blake Corum
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 92 with a little surplus value in Blake Corum. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick93 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at No. 93 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They paid a round early for Zak Zinter in Round 3, Pick 31, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Nothing to complain about; Marshawn Kneeland went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid sticker price for Javon Foster in pick No. 119, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
By-the-book stuff, Luke McCaffrey at pick 163 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
They reached a country mile for Drake Nugent at the 172nd overall pick, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick207 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A reach for Michael Barrett in slot 207; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.