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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Will Putnam Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Will Putnam
C Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (MIN)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Lions this weekend: B+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Lions shredded theirs for Will Putnam. He came off 44 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. On value alone, Guyton makes the weekend a net positive.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at pick 62 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis in the 93rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick167 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
This one needs a full-page explanation: De'Corian Clark in slot 167, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jalen Green
No edge and no loss on Jalen Green in No. 208; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 Will Putnam
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Will Putnam. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.