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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Harris: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tre Harris, slot 246, roughly 196 picks past where he belonged.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 28th pick they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Mike Green
Circle this one: Mike Green at pick No. 60 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick101 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
The board fumbled Walter Nolen all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach Round 4, Pick 32 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Dylan Fairchild
Taking Dylan Fairchild in No. 198 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Josaiah Stewart
Steal is underselling it; Josaiah Stewart at the 227th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
They will replay Wyatt Milum at slot 230 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tre Harris
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tre Harris in pick 246, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.