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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall
A-
ValueA
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureB-
The Lions let Styles fall and pounced. Final grade: A-. Call it larceny. Sonny Styles sat on the board until pick No. 228, and the Lions did not need to be asked twice. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.
If Grimes pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.
Pick Analysis
Pick64
Rnd2
Josaiah Stewart
They will replay Josaiah Stewart at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick131
Rnd4
Deontae Lawson
Taking Deontae Lawson in pick 131 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick133
Rnd4
Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in slot 133 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick195
Rnd6
Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at pick No. 195 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick228
Rnd7
Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 228th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248
Rnd7
Tony Grimes
A wild overpay on Tony Grimes in No. 248, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.








