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  • BLESSEDBYGOD22 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did enough to get by: C+.

Some picks age like wine; Collin Oliver at Round 7, Pick 28 will need to, sitting 48 spots clear of his grade. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

Getting Giddens where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The Fitzgerald pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback, safety and other spots.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 T.J. Sanders
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick60 Rnd2 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams at the 60th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd3 Chimere Dike
A straight-up fair deal on Chimere Dike at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ryan Fitzgerald
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Ryan Fitzgerald adds a specialist and leaves cornerback, safety and other spots untouched.
Pick196 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens in No. 196 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick228 Rnd7 Davin Vann
They left a pile of value on the table to take Davin Vann this early at pick 228. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Collin Oliver well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.