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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Traded
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Lions were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. If one pick saves this weekend, it is McKinstry.

They will need Ogunbiyi to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Danielle Hunter gives the group a proven body among the projects.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 30th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 30 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick73 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They jumped the gun on Brenden Rice, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167 Rnd5 Aki Ogunbiyi
They went early on Aki Ogunbiyi in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Joshua Gray in pick No. 208. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick251 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Eric Gentry at No. 251. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.