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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DET)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DET)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DET)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DET)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Carter Bradley Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Carter Bradley
QB South Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DEN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BUF)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Players Gained
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Quinn Bailey
OG
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let Smith fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Ainias Smith, the No. 130 name on the board, stolen at the 163rd overall pick.

They are betting Lee proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. They went 7 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
Pick29 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 29 they get a cornerstone up front, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
They jumped the gun on Ja'Lynn Polk, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
No edge and no loss on Khyree Jackson in pick 76; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 James Williams
A real head-scratcher, James Williams in the 99th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson in pick No. 144 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
The board fumbled Ainias Smith all the way to Round 5, Pick 27, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick207 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Value said wait; Logan Lee in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tatum Bethune this early at the 237th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Carter Bradley
The board had cheaper options than Carter Bradley at pick 247, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.