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Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall
B-
ValueC+
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Lions. Every other box got a look, but safety did not. The Lions will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.
Knox at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If Zinter pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.
Pick Analysis
Pick29
Rnd1
Darius Robinson
In No. 29 they get a problem off the edge, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61
Rnd2
Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in pick No. 61 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73
Rnd3
Xavier Legette
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Legette. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick92
Rnd3
Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in slot 92 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163
Rnd5
Kamal Hadden
No drama and no debate, Kamal Hadden went about where he belonged in the 163rd overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207
Rnd6
Nick Gargiulo
A clean, defensible pick in the 207th pick with a little surplus value in Nick Gargiulo. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247
Rnd7
Trey Knox
Value with a capital V on Trey Knox in Round 7, Pick 27, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.







