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Draft Selections
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions won the night they stopped Skattebo from sliding. Grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cam Skattebo, the 227th pick, roughly 122 picks past where he belonged.

Reaching for Fairchild left real value on the table behind him. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Tre Harris
In the 28th overall pick they get a true top target, a steep price for the projection.
Pick60 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
A wild overpay on Dylan Fairchild in No. 60, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick101 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Value with a capital V on Denzel Burke in Round 3, Pick 37, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills at pick No. 133 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to pick 198, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick227 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Steal is underselling it; Cody Simon at slot 230 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Good price on Seth McLaughlin in the 246th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.