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    Lions
Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DET)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (BUF)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
Starks should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Malaki Starks, slot 61, roughly 35 picks past where he belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Tuimoloau reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In the 26th pick they get a problem off the edge, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick28 Rnd1 Benjamin Morrison
In pick No. 28 they get a ballhawk on the outside, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jihaad Campbell in slot 60, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick61 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in No. 61 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.