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Draft Selections
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Will Putnam Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Will Putnam
C Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB+ FutureC+
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

There is reaching, and then there is Will Putnam at Round 7, Pick 31. The Lions jumped the board by 45 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On value alone, Suamataia makes the weekend a net positive.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Chris Braswell
In the 30th overall pick they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Quinyon Mitchell in pick No. 42. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Circle this one: Kingsley Suamataia at slot 73 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
They paid up for Jaden Hicks at Round 3, Pick 30 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
They did well to land Grayson Murphy in pick 167, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick208 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
They let De'Corian Clark come to them and pounced at No. 208. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick251 Rnd7 Will Putnam
Will Putnam at Round 7, Pick 31 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.