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Draft Selections
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DET)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DET)
Samson Okunlola
OT Miami
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DET)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Brandon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Brandon Baker
OG Texas
Xavier Atkins Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DET)
Xavier Atkins
LB Auburn
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DET)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
Andrew Sprague Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DET)
Andrew Sprague
OT Michigan
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (DET)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Michael Kilbane Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Michael Kilbane
DL-EDGE Northwestern
Benjamin Brahmer Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Benjamin Brahmer
TE Penn State
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DET)
Khalil Barnes
CB Georgia
Dejuan Lane Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DET)
Dejuan Lane
S Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (CIN)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CLE)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (LV)
Samson Okunlola
OT Miami
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Brandon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Brandon Baker
OG Texas
Chris Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CHI)
Chris Marshall
WR Arkansas
Andrew Sprague Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Andrew Sprague
OT Michigan
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (BUF)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Benjamin Brahmer Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (CHI)
Benjamin Brahmer
TE Penn State
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Khalil Barnes Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (SF)
Khalil Barnes
CB Georgia
Dejuan Lane Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Dejuan Lane
S Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Hampton
CB Clemson
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CLE)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Jackson Bennee Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LV)
Jackson Bennee
CB Utah
Junior Sherrill Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BUF)
Junior Sherrill
WR Vanderbilt
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
TJ Dottery Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIA)
TJ Dottery
LB LSU
Players Gained
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Andrew Farmer
LB
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Frank Gore Jr.
RB
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Ty Johnson
RB
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Khalid Kareem
DE
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Ifeatu Melifonwu
S
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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Payton Turner
DE
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Quinton Jefferson
DT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedC TradesF FutureB
The phones sank the Lions this weekend: D.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jalen Thompson, 76 picks early at the 216th overall pick. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Spending an early pick on cornerback with running back open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Bowen falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kelley Jones
They bypassed pressing needs at running back to take Kelley Jones, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick50 Rnd2 Chris Cole
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Chris Cole while clear needs at running back sat open.
Pick80 Rnd3 Samson Okunlola
Samson Okunlola in the 80th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jaylen McClain
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jaylen McClain at safety with running back open.
Pick125 Rnd4 Brandon Baker
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Brandon Baker in No. 125 leaves running back for later.
Pick126 Rnd4 Xavier Atkins
A want over a need in slot 126: Xavier Atkins adds a linebacker while running back keeps waiting.
Pick152 Rnd5 Chris Marshall
They paid sticker price for Chris Marshall in the 152nd pick, and that is fine. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Andrew Sprague
No edge and no loss on Andrew Sprague in No. 171; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick184 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
A straight-up fair deal on Andrew Rappleyea at pick No. 184, value and slot in agreement. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick204 Rnd6 Michael Kilbane
They reached into another round for Michael Kilbane, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick205 Rnd6 Benjamin Brahmer
Benjamin Brahmer at pick 205 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick208 Rnd6 Eli Bowen
A cornerback of that caliber at the 208th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jalen Thompson
They talked themselves into Jalen Thompson at slot 216, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dylan Raiola
Dylan Raiola at Round 7, Pick 1 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick245 Rnd7 Khalil Barnes
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Khalil Barnes in pick 245. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick256 Rnd7 Dejuan Lane
They robbed the room for Dejuan Lane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.