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Draft Selections
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Nobody had Tatum Bethune this high, and it is not close. The Lions reached 62 spots to get him at pick 251. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The King steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kris Abrams-Draine
In No. 30 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kalen King
Kalen King at Round 2, Pick 30 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 84th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
No drama and no debate, Tyler Davis went about where he belonged in the 93rd pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick130 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They jumped the gun on Darius Robinson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A straight-up fair deal on Kamal Hadden at pick 167, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick208 Rnd6 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in pick No. 208 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick251 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune at the 251st pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.