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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DET)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 127th pick: the Lions steal Walker and grade out a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Lions watched Devontez Walker slide 24 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They read the board right and Chris Braswell was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 27. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick84 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at pick 84 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick91 Rnd3 D.J. James
A slide stopped in slot 91, with D.J. James worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
Taking Devontez Walker in the 127th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil slipping to pick No. 164 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
By-the-book stuff, Curtis Jacobs at the 205th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick248 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
Fair-plus on J.J. Weaver, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.