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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Lions get a C+.

The Lions bet big and early on Renardo Green, 79 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

So much rides on Jackson Powers-Johnson that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Darius Robinson well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Renardo Green in slot 73 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick 92 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They reached into another round for AJ Barner, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dwight McGlothern this early at No. 207. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Zion Logue
Zion Logue at pick No. 247 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.