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Draft Selections
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DET)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Jelani McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
Jelani McDonald
S Texas
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DET)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DET)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DET)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Brandon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Brandon Baker
OG Texas
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Andrew Sprague Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DET)
Andrew Sprague
OT Michigan
Michael Kilbane Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DET)
Michael Kilbane
DL-EDGE Northwestern
Willie Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Willie Rodriguez
TE Kentucky
Benjamin Brahmer Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Benjamin Brahmer
TE Penn State
Ryan Baer Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DET)
Ryan Baer
OT Pittsburgh
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (DET)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Jide Abasiri Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jide Abasiri
DT USC
Audavion Collins Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Audavion Collins
CB Penn State
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Robert Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DET)
Robert Fitzgerald
S Northwestern
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NYG)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Brandon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CLE)
Brandon Baker
OG Texas
Andrew Sprague Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (SF)
Andrew Sprague
OT Michigan
Michael Kilbane Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (SF)
Michael Kilbane
DL-EDGE Northwestern
Willie Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NYG)
Willie Rodriguez
TE Kentucky
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (IND)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Audavion Collins Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (IND)
Audavion Collins
CB Penn State
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CLE)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Robert Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CLE)
Robert Fitzgerald
S Northwestern
Draft Picks Traded
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NYG)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Miller Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Omarion Miller
WR Arizona State
Owen Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (IND)
Owen Chambliss
LB Nebraska
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PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Khristian Boyd
DT
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Andrew Farmer
LB
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Khalid Kareem
DE
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Charvarius Ward
CB
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Garrett Wilson
WR
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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Christian Mahogany
OG
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D.J. Wonnum
LB
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Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB
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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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Khalil Dorsey
CB
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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
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Rock Ya-Sin
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedC TradesA+ FutureC+
The Lions won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Lions did exactly that with A'Marion Peterson in slot 246. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That Collins pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Lions indulged a want in Jones while a need in wide receiver stayed open.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kelley Jones
A curious use of Round 1, Pick 22. Wide receiver needed the pick; a cornerback in Kelley Jones did not.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jelani McDonald
A surprising call. With wide receiver still to address, they spent slot 57 on Jelani McDonald, a safety they were not short of.
Pick107 Rnd4 Luke Montgomery
Luke Montgomery in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kingston Lopa
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kingston Lopa adds a safety and leaves wide receiver untouched.
Pick138 Rnd4 Raylen Wilson
A want over a need in pick No. 138: Raylen Wilson adds a linebacker while wide receiver keeps waiting.
Pick157 Rnd5 Brandon Baker
No drama and no debate, Brandon Baker went about where he belonged in pick 157. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick164 Rnd5 Marcus Neal Jr.
Somehow Marcus Neal Jr. was still sitting there in pick 164, and they pounced on premier safety value. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Andrew Sprague
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Andrew Sprague. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick193 Rnd6 Michael Kilbane
This one needs a full-page explanation: Michael Kilbane in the Round 6 slot, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Willie Rodriguez
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Willie Rodriguez. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick204 Rnd6 Benjamin Brahmer
Value said wait; Benjamin Brahmer in the 204th pick says they were not listening. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Ryan Baer
The board had Ryan Baer higher than slot 216, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick220 Rnd6 Dylan Raiola
Dylan Raiola at pick No. 220 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jide Abasiri
They robbed the room for Jide Abasiri here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick225 Rnd7 Audavion Collins
They will replay Audavion Collins at No. 225 for years; that is how good the value is. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick228 Rnd7 Drayk Bowen
Drayk Bowen at the 228th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick239 Rnd7 Robert Fitzgerald
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Robert Fitzgerald in pick 239, plain and simple. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick246 Rnd7 A'Marion Peterson
They reached a country mile for A'Marion Peterson at pick No. 246, and the board is aghast. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.