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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Robbie Ouzts Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Robbie Ouzts
TE Alabama
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Lions shredded theirs for Robbie Ouzts. He came off 62 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In the 28th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kyle Kennard
They liked Kyle Kennard enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 28. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo in pick No. 102 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
They reached into another round for JJ Pegues, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at the 196th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylin Smith well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick244 Rnd7 Robbie Ouzts
Robbie Ouzts at slot 244 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.