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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
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB+
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Lions walked out of the weekend still thin at safety, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Rice pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will need Foster to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In pick No. 30 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Josh Newton
A reasonable price with a little left over, Josh Newton in the 62nd pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
No edge and no loss on Mekhi Wingo in No. 73; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice is a better player than slot 93 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick208 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick251 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
A tidy little value on Donovan Jennings in the 251st overall pick, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.