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Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Kingsley Eguakun Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Kingsley Eguakun
C Florida
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Kingsley Eguakun at pick 249. The Lions jumped the board by 48 and dared it to prove them wrong. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

McCaffrey falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
In slot 29 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at pick 73 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Luke McCaffrey at the 164th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick201 Rnd6 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor at the 201st pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
Jaden Crumedy at No. 205 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick249 Rnd7 Kingsley Eguakun
They reached into another round for Kingsley Eguakun, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.