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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

The Lions did not so much draft Seth McLaughlin as overpay for him, 37 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Hairston pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 28 they get a home-run threat at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A premium they did not need to pay, Tate Ratledge a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A cornerback of that caliber at the 102nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Upton Stout
They let Upton Stout come to them and pounced at Round 6, Pick 20. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Addison West
Addison West at pick 228 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.
Pick244 Rnd7 John Williams
This one needs a full-page explanation: John Williams in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.