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Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (KC)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Lions were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. No fireworks, but a solid B.

If Tuimoloau pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On value alone, Watts makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In slot 28 they get a bendy edge with upside, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
They let Xavier Watts come to them and pounced at No. 60. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick61 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in Round 2, Pick 29 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They went early on Tate Ratledge in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick101 Rnd3 Jordan Phillips
They jumped the gun on Jordan Phillips, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.