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    Lions
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (KC)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Cameron Sutton
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueA NeedA- TradesC FutureD-
The Lions let Simpson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jaylin Simpson at No. 207 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 29 they get a No. 1 receiver, and a steal at that.
Pick30 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cooper DeJean at pick 30 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick31 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 31 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at the 73rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
By-the-book stuff, Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 92 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Mark Perry
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 30 with a little surplus value in Mark Perry. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.