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Draft Selections
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ja'Marr Chase
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Smith: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Lions watched Brashard Smith slide 143 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Weaver has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
Fair-plus on Dylan Fairchild, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles at pick No. 131 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick194 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in Round 6, Pick 19 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Steven Parker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Steven Parker well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick228 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at slot 228 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.