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Draft Selections
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Robbie Ouzts Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Robbie Ouzts
TE Alabama
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Lions: C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Lions took Robbie Ouzts a full 62 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kyle Kennard
In the 28th overall pick they get juice off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jackson in slot 60; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at the 102nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in pick No. 130 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 6 slot with a little surplus value in Jaylen Reed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylin Smith. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Robbie Ouzts
A wild overpay on Robbie Ouzts in Round 7, Pick 28, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.