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Draft Selections
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DET)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (DET)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DET)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Karsen Barnhart Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Karsen Barnhart
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (SF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (ARI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CAR)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Players Gained
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Tashaun Gipson Sr.
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB
More right than wrong for the Lions, and a B to prove it.

The Lions spent real capital to be 83 picks early on Karsen Barnhart, and the board is going to hold them to it. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Chambers steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Lions indulged a want in Solomon while a need in quarterback, running back and other spots stayed open.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
In the 31st overall pick they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They liked Cooper Beebe enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A reach for Khyree Jackson in pick 73; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick92 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They paid sticker price for Brenden Rice in No. 92, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, running back and other spots to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick163 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
By-the-book stuff, Sione Vaki at pick No. 163 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
They barely believed it either: Mason McCormick still on the board at the 180th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Taking Steele Chambers in slot 214 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Karsen Barnhart
They reached a country mile for Karsen Barnhart at the 247th overall pick, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.