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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DET)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DET)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Draft Picks Received
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ARI)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ARI)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (WSH)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC- NeedA- TradesB+ FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B.

The Lions went off the board in a big way for Marshawn Kneeland, 35 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 29th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at pick No. 40 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A wild overpay on Kris Abrams-Draine in pick 73, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They paid a round early for Johnny Wilson in Round 4, Pick 4, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
They reached into another round for Sione Vaki, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.