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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BAL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Lions.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Lions reached some 26 spots for Eric Gentry, and value like that does not grow back. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They banked enough surplus on Hunter to cover a lot of smaller sins. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 37th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick61 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Good price on Chris Braswell in No. 61, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They paid sticker price for Cooper Beebe in pick 73, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Davis at slot 92 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick163 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
They liked Roger Rosengarten enough to skip the value, taking him in the 163rd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick207 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A straight-up fair deal on De'Corian Clark at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jontrey Hunter
Jontrey Hunter slipping to No. 247 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in pick 248 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.