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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Caleb Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Caleb Murphy
C Indiana
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Caleb Murphy, 44 picks early at slot 251. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Bullock. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the 30th overall pick they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in pick No. 62 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in pick 73 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick93 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in slot 93 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Aki Ogunbiyi
Aki Ogunbiyi at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in No. 208 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick251 Rnd7 Caleb Murphy
A big swing on Caleb Murphy at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.