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Draft Selections
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jalen Sundell at Round 6, Pick 30 is 42 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. If one pick saves this weekend, it is McCaffrey.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
They paid sticker price for Darius Robinson in pick No. 35, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick61 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at No. 61 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Renardo Green
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Renardo Green. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 104th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
No drama and no debate, Rasheen Ali went about where he belonged in the 201st pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jalen Sundell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jalen Sundell in pick No. 205, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Daijahn Anthony at the 249th pick is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.