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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Lions, and a B to prove it.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Lions did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to safety, which was the need that mattered most. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Clark. The Jackson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the 30th overall pick they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at No. 62 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
Nothing to complain about; Ruke Orhorhoro went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick93 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 93rd pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They did well to land Layden Robinson in the Round 5 slot, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark slid further than he should have, and slot 208 is lovely value for the wide receiver. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick251 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at pick 251 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.