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Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DET)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DET)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB+ FutureC+
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Greenfield: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Garret Greenfield had no business being available in slot 249, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If Wilson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
By-the-book stuff, Kool-Aid McKinstry at No. 29 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 33rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick90 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Johnny Wilson. The roster fit checks out.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They paid sticker price for Jaylan Ford in pick 201, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick205 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
The board had cheaper options than Javontae Jean-Baptiste at the 205th pick, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Taking Garret Greenfield in slot 249 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.