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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions won the night they stopped Robinson from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Layden Robinson, the No. 167 name on the board, sitting there at the 208th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in the 62nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in pick 73, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick93 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard in pick No. 93 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Steal is underselling it; Luke McCaffrey at No. 167 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick208 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
They barely believed it either: Layden Robinson still on the board at Round 6, Pick 33. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick251 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
No drama and no debate, Eric Gentry went about where he belonged in slot 251. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.