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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Mark Perry
S TCU
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesA- FutureC
More right than wrong for the Lions, and a B to prove it.

Nobody had Mark Perry this high, and it is not close. The Lions reached 37 spots to get him at pick No. 207. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That McKinstry pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jared Verse
A quiet steal in the 29th pick: Jared Verse for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
The board had Kool-Aid McKinstry higher than pick No. 34, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at the 73rd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A conviction pick on Dominick Puni at No. 92 that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
They left a pile of value on the table to take De'Corian Clark this early at the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick207 Rnd6 Mark Perry
They reached a country mile for Mark Perry at pick 207, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick250 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
A real head-scratcher, DeMonte Capehart in No. 250 is miles ahead of his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.