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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesA- FutureC
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B.

The Lions torched the value chart for Jalen Green, taking him 45 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Landing Latu that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In No. 30 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
They did well to land Quinyon Mitchell in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick 73 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in pick No. 93 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jalen Green
Jalen Green at the 167th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick208 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A slide stopped in slot 208, with De'Corian Clark worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick251 Rnd7 Mark Perry
Mark Perry in pick No. 251 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.