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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Lions shredded theirs for Nick Gargiulo. He came off 32 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Turner value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Nice patience on Dallas Turner, who had no business lasting to pick No. 29. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and T.J. Tampa at No. 61 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in slot 73 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They read the board right and Luke McCaffrey was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick201 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They left a pile of value on the table to take Gabe Hall this early at Round 6, Pick 26. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick205 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
They took Julian Pearl at par in pick 205, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249 Rnd7 Nick Gargiulo
Nick Gargiulo in pick No. 249 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.