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Draft Selections
KJ Bolden Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DET)
KJ Bolden
S Georgia
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DET)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DET)
Samson Okunlola
OG Miami
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DET)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Jordan Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Marshall
RB Michigan
Benjamin Brahmer Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DET)
Benjamin Brahmer
TE Penn State
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DET)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Bryce Thornton Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DET)
Bryce Thornton
S Florida
Stephiylan Green Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DET)
Stephiylan Green
DT LSU
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedC TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Lions started one anyway for Benjamin Brahmer, 45 picks ahead of schedule. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. With edge rusher, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

Thornton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They went 2 of 5 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Hit on KJ Bolden and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 KJ Bolden
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. KJ Bolden in the 16th pick leaves edge rusher, linebacker and other spots for later.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kelley Jones
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kelley Jones. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick78 Rnd3 Samson Okunlola
They paid a round early for Samson Okunlola in Round 3, Pick 14, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Dylan Raiola
Dylan Raiola in the 114th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jordan Marshall
Jordan Marshall at pick No. 150 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick190 Rnd6 Benjamin Brahmer
Benjamin Brahmer in No. 190 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick216 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Andrew Rappleyea well ahead of where he belonged. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick239 Rnd7 Bryce Thornton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bryce Thornton in Round 7, Pick 18. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick254 Rnd7 Stephiylan Green
Stephiylan Green at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.