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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Lions: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Dominique Hampton, 29 picks early at pick 205. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

On value alone, Braswell makes the weekend a net positive. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A edge rusher of that caliber at No. 61 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
No drama and no debate, Mike Sainristil went about where he belonged in slot 73. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Luke McCaffrey at the 164th overall pick is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick201 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A big swing on Gabe Hall at Round 6, Pick 26, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dominique Hampton
They reached a country mile for Dominique Hampton at pick 205, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Ethan Driskell
They liked Ethan Driskell enough to skip the value, taking him in the 249th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.