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Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DET)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DET)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DET)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Damari Brown Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DET)
Damari Brown
CB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PHI)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Damari Brown Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Damari Brown
CB Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Lions.

Nobody else had Mitchell Melton anywhere near slot 212. The Lions did, by 93 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Lew at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald at slot 23 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick57 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dillon Thieneman at the 57th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Josiah Trotter at pick 68 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Connor Lew
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 89 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick118 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Value with a capital V on D'Angelo Ponds in the 118th overall pick, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick155 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
No drama and no debate, Aamil Wagner went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 17. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman at the 186th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Roderick Kearney
Roderick Kearney at Round 6, Pick 24 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Mitchell Melton
They talked themselves into Mitchell Melton at pick 212, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Keyron Crawford
A straight-up fair deal on Keyron Crawford at the 222nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Damari Brown
The board had cheaper options than Damari Brown at slot 241, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.