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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DET)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Phil Jurkovec Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 90th pick lands the Lions a B, Barton and all.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Graham Barton, the No. 50 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 90.

They are betting Ogunbiyi proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Terrion Arnold at the 35th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick61 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Taking Brian Thomas Jr. in pick 61 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, T.J. Tampa in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick90 Rnd3 Graham Barton
Graham Barton at Round 3, Pick 27 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Nice patience on Mike Sainristil, who had no business lasting to slot 92. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick163 Rnd5 Aki Ogunbiyi
Aki Ogunbiyi in pick No. 163 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Somehow Frank Gore Jr. was still sitting there in the 207th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Phil Jurkovec
A reach for Phil Jurkovec in No. 247; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.