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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Lions were there to profit. Kalen King, the No. 42 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 62nd overall pick. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Every board in the league had Cephus lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kalen King
Kalen King in Round 2, Pick 30 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at the 73rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at slot 93 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Nothing to complain about; Kitan Oladapo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joshua Cephus in the 208th overall pick, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick251 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Good price on Tatum Bethune in the Round 7 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.