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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DET)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DET)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Lions left safety untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

The Brownlee Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Every board in the league had McGregor lower, and that gap is the story. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

The dealing was even money, start to finish.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick No. 29 they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in slot 61. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cade Stover
No edge and no loss on Cade Stover in the 75th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
A tidy bit of business in Round 4, Pick 22, where Jarvis Brownlee Jr. graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at No. 164 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
A reasonable price with a little left over, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the 201st pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
They did well to land Jalen Sundell in pick 249, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.