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Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Jackson Sirmon Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Jackson Sirmon
LB California
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

Priorities are a choice, and the Lions made a strange one, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE in pick No. 92 with safety, quarterback and other spots crying out for the pick instead. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. They will need Sirmon to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Chris Braswell
In the 29th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in pick 61 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the 73rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick92 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with safety, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick163 Rnd5 Caedan Wallace
They paid a round early for Caedan Wallace in Round 5, Pick 27, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick207 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman in pick No. 207 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jackson Sirmon
Jackson Sirmon at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.