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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DET)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DET)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Mondon Jr.: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Smael Mondon Jr., the Round 6 slot, roughly 84 picks past where he belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In pick 28 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick69 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins slipping to slot 69 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick96 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 96th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick No. 104 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
They barely believed it either: Jared Wilson still on the board at the 131st overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 194 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
The board fumbled Raheim Sanders all the way to Round 7, Pick 12, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Circle this one: Jamon Dumas-Johnson at slot 244 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.