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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
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Caleb Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Caleb Murphy
C Indiana
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

There is reaching, and then there is Caleb Murphy at No. 251. The Lions jumped the board by 32 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wilson. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In pick No. 30 they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A quiet steal in No. 62: Kingsley Suamataia for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James slipping to Round 3, Pick 9 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in pick 93 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Fair-plus on Kitan Oladapo, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick208 Rnd6 Omar Speights
They did well to land Omar Speights in slot 208, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick251 Rnd7 Caleb Murphy
Caleb Murphy at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.