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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Lions never addressed linebacker, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Richardson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In slot 30 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They did well to land Kingsley Suamataia in pick 62, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick93 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Value with a capital V on Cooper Beebe in pick No. 93, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Austin Booker
A clean, defensible pick in the 167th pick with a little surplus value in Austin Booker. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick208 Rnd6 Justin Walley
Justin Walley in the Round 6 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick251 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson in No. 251 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.