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  • tuffy0077 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Dylan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Dylan Stewart
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DET)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Josh Hoover
QB Indiana
Zeke Berry Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DET)
Zeke Berry
CB Michigan
Myles Graham Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Myles Graham
LB Florida
Elijah Paige Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Elijah Paige
OT USC
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
Eugene Wilson III Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Eugene Wilson III
WR LSU
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DET)
King Mack
S NC State
Benjamin Brahmer Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Benjamin Brahmer
TE Penn State
Emmanuel Karnley Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Emmanuel Karnley
CB Virginia
La'khi Roland Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
La'khi Roland
CB Maryland
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Josh Hoover
QB Indiana
Zeke Berry Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zeke Berry
CB Michigan
Myles Graham Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Myles Graham
LB Florida
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
King Mack
S NC State
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Young Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CAR)
Wyatt Young
WR Oklahoma State
Amare Ferrell Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Amare Ferrell
S Indiana
Players Gained
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Pat Jones II
LB
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Nick Martin
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions let Echoles fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Will Echoles at Round 2, Pick 26 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They went 9 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Dylan Stewart
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Will Echoles
The board fumbled Will Echoles all the way to slot 58, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick92 Rnd3 Josh Hoover
They took Josh Hoover at par in No. 92, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Zeke Berry
A tidy little value on Zeke Berry in the Round 4 slot, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Myles Graham
A reasonable price with a little left over, Myles Graham in the 125th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Elijah Paige
Elijah Paige at pick No. 155 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick156 Rnd5 Hollywood Smothers
Hollywood Smothers in the 156th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Eugene Wilson III
A straight-up fair deal on Eugene Wilson III at pick 186, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 King Mack
King Mack at the 189th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick203 Rnd6 Benjamin Brahmer
No edge and no loss on Benjamin Brahmer in pick No. 203; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick212 Rnd6 Emmanuel Karnley
Emmanuel Karnley slid further than he should have, and slot 212 is lovely value for the cornerback. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 La'khi Roland
By-the-book stuff, La'khi Roland at Round 7, Pick 6 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick246 Rnd7 Chris Marshall
Chris Marshall at pick 246 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.