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RUN ON APR 24, 2025

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Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jeremy Crawshaw Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Jeremy Crawshaw
P Florida
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Thornton Jr. should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Dont'e Thornton Jr., the No. 185 name on the board, stolen at slot 228. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. If Ezeiruaku pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Donovan Ezeiruaku
In pick 28 they get a bendy edge with upside, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jack Bech
They went early on Jack Bech in slot 60, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick102 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in No. 102 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 130th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the 196th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick228 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Dont'e Thornton Jr. reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jeremy Crawshaw
They paid a round early for Jeremy Crawshaw in pick No. 244, more than the board wanted. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.