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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: B.

Nobody had Ethan Driskell this high, and it is not close. The Lions reached 45 spots to get him at the Round 6 slot. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The Robinson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick 29 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in slot 61 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cedric Gray well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in No. 163 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
A wild overpay on Ethan Driskell in pick No. 204, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
You do not let a safety like Tyler Owens reach pick 249 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.