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Draft Selections
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DET)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DET)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Kameryn Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Kameryn Crawford
DE-EDGE USC
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DET)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Xavier Atkins Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Xavier Atkins
LB Auburn
Brandon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DET)
Brandon Baker
OG Texas
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (DET)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DET)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Collin Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DET)
Collin Dixon
WR Illinois
Bryce Hawthorne Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Bryce Hawthorne
DT Iowa
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DET)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Kam Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Kam Franklin
DE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CLE)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (MIA)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Kameryn Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kameryn Crawford
DE-EDGE USC
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (SEA)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (MIA)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (SEA)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (BUF)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
John Henry Daley Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (CLE)
John Henry Daley
DE-EDGE Michigan
Cooper Barkate Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Barkate
WR Miami
Owen Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (BUF)
Owen Chambliss
LB Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Kenneth Grant
DT
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Ty Johnson
RB
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Charvarius Ward
CB
Players traded away
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Amen Ogbongbemiga
LB
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Ben Bartch
OG
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Ben Stille
DE
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Brock Wright
TE
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Giovanni Manu
OT
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Jabari Small
RB
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Jacob Saylors
RB
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Joe Bachie
LB
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Larry Borom
OT
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Levi Onwuzurike
DE
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Mekhi Wingo
DT
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Payton Turner
DE
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Quinton Jefferson
DT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedC TradesD+ FutureC+
The Lions landed square in the muddy middle: C.

The A'Marion Peterson selection is the head-turner. The Lions reached 114 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

Getting McClain where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

If Kelley Jones and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kelley Jones
In the 18th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside, reach and all. Need was not the driver here.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kade Pieper
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kade Pieper at the 57th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingston Lopa
They liked Kingston Lopa enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 3. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick101 Rnd3 Kameryn Crawford
Kameryn Crawford at slot 101 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd3 Luke Montgomery
Luke Montgomery at No. 102 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jaylen McClain
They robbed the room for Jaylen McClain here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick127 Rnd4 Xavier Atkins
Xavier Atkins at slot 127 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick165 Rnd5 Brandon Baker
Nothing to complain about; Brandon Baker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd5 Andrew Rappleyea
A straight-up fair deal on Andrew Rappleyea at pick 176, value and slot in agreement. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They barely believed it either: Jermaine Mathews Jr. still on the board at pick No. 178. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dylan Raiola
Value said wait; Dylan Raiola in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick216 Rnd6 Collin Dixon
A conviction pick on Collin Dixon at No. 216 that the board grades a round light. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick222 Rnd7 Bryce Hawthorne
The board had cheaper options than Bryce Hawthorne at Round 7, Pick 1, and it noticed. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick237 Rnd7 A'Marion Peterson
This one needs a full-page explanation: A'Marion Peterson in the 237th pick, miles early. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Kam Franklin
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kam Franklin at pick No. 247 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.