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Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Nelson: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jack Nelson slide, and the Lions were the ones holding the card at the 227th pick. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They will need Jackson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In pick No. 28 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They talked themselves into Donovan Jackson at pick 60, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd3 Tai Felton
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 101st pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Somehow Jordan Phillips was still sitting there in slot 133, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick198 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
They barely believed it either: Cobee Bryant still on the board at the 198th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in No. 227 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
You do not let a running back like Donovan Edwards reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick246 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Taking Hayden Conner in Round 7, Pick 28 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.