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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in Round 6, Pick 26 lands the Lions a B-, Torrence and all.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Ro Torrence tumbling to the Lions in pick 201 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 3 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 29th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A tidy little value on Braden Fiske in pick No. 61, a step better than break-even. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick73 Rnd3 Max Melton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Max Melton. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Luke McCaffrey at slot 164. The roster fit checks out.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence in Round 6, Pick 26 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at pick 205 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick249 Rnd7 KT Leveston
Nothing to complain about; KT Leveston went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.