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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DET)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (SF)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tashaun Gipson Sr.
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
Grand theft in No. 215: the Lions steal Dixon and grade out a B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Johnny Dixon slide, and the Lions were the ones holding the card at pick No. 215. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A slide stopped in the 31st pick, with Kool-Aid McKinstry worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick61 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They let Chris Braswell come to them and pounced at pick No. 61. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at No. 73 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Nothing to complain about; Sione Vaki went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Value with a capital V on Cornelius Johnson in slot 201, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Logan Lee
They paid sticker price for Logan Lee in Round 6, Pick 30, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick215 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at the 215th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
Jalen Coker in pick 249 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick251 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at No. 251 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.