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Draft Selections
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DET)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (DET)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (LAC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NYG)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joshua Palmer
WR
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureA+
The Lions robbed the room for Smith. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Brashard Smith had no business being available in pick 228, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will need Oliver to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick60 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They paid up for Jayden Higgins at Round 2, Pick 28 when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick170 Rnd5 Collin Oliver
They talked themselves into Collin Oliver at pick No. 170, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick194 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
Taking Billy Bowman Jr. in No. 194 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick219 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
Steal is underselling it; Kalel Mullings at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jack Kiser in the 225th pick, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick228 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
The board fumbled Brashard Smith all the way to the 228th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
They will replay Jackson Hawes at pick 244 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.