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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let Edwards fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Donovan Edwards slide, and the Lions were the ones holding the card at slot 244. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Bryant has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick 28 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker is a better player than pick No. 102 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick130 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Pat Bryant well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Fair-plus on Jaylen Reed, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
No drama and no debate, Jermari Harris went about where he belonged in slot 228. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick244 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Taking Donovan Edwards in the 244th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.