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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA- FutureC
The Lions let Coleman fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Keon Coleman had no business being available in pick No. 73, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Reaching for Perry left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A tidy bit of business in No. 35, where Kool-Aid McKinstry graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Somehow Keon Coleman was still sitting there in pick No. 73, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A slide stopped in slot 92, with Christian Haynes worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 133rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick166 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Mark Perry
They left a pile of value on the table to take Mark Perry this early at the 207th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Myles Cole
No drama and no debate, Myles Cole went about where he belonged in pick 250. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.