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Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Lions: B-.

The Lions torched the value chart for Drew Kendall, taking him 49 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

On value alone, Dike makes the weekend a net positive. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Donovan Ezeiruaku
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at the 60th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
They took Jared Wilson at par in No. 102, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike in pick No. 130 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick196 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Cooper. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
Dante Trader Jr. at slot 228 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
Value said wait; Drew Kendall in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.