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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Easton Dean Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Easton Dean
TE Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CAR)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureB
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Lions: B-.

Nobody else had Easton Dean anywhere near the 250th overall pick. The Lions did, by 141 spots, and that gap is the whole story. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. The James pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In pick 29 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value.
Pick61 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
They paid sticker price for Adisa Isaac in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 D.J. James
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 73, where D.J. James graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick166 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in Round 5, Pick 30 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They paid a round early for Tanor Bortolini in the 207th pick, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick250 Rnd7 Easton Dean
Easton Dean at the 250th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.