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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DET)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DET)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
JT Tuimoloau
DE Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DET)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DET)
Que Robinson
LB Alabama
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Ransom: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Lathan Ransom, Round 6, Pick 18, roughly 83 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. They will need Lachey to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Offensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 32nd pick they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Steal is underselling it; Jihaad Campbell at No. 64 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick131 Rnd4 JT Tuimoloau
You do not let an edge rusher like JT Tuimoloau reach slot 131 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
They barely believed it either: Luke Kandra still on the board at the Round 4 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
Somehow Lathan Ransom was still sitting there in pick 193, and they pounced on premier safety value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick229 Rnd7 Que Robinson
Que Robinson in Round 7, Pick 15 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick248 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
A premium they did not need to pay, Luke Lachey a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.