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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Lions spent the 205th pick on Eric Watts, a name most had 25 spots down the list. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zach Frazier. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They reached into another round for Brenden Rice, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jordan Jefferson. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick201 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at pick No. 201 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Eric Watts
A wild overpay on Eric Watts in the 205th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Owens at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.