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Draft Selections
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Lions never addressed safety, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They are betting Capehart proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kamari Lassiter
In the 30th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick73 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They took Blake Corum at par in Round 3, Pick 9, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick No. 85 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93 Rnd3 Donovan Edwards
A premium they did not need to pay, Donovan Edwards a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick208 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Thomas at pick 208 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick251 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the 251st pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.