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Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Simpson: B.

The Lions did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jaylin Simpson fell into pick 205.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
They took Brian Thomas Jr. at par in No. 29, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick61 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in pick 61 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
Steal is underselling it; T.J. Tampa at the 73rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick164 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at Round 5, Pick 28 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylan Ford. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
You do not let a cornerback like Jaylin Simpson reach pick No. 205 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick249 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.