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Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DET)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DET)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Kalen DeLoach Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Kalen DeLoach
S Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LV)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Albert Okwuegbunam
TE
Head Shot
Alex Singleton
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureA
No fireworks, just a tidy B+ for the Lions.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Lions never addressed edge rusher, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

Landing Cooper that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. If Robinson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Nice patience on Edgerrin Cooper, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They took Mike Sainristil at par in pick No. 73, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
A tidy little value on Braelon Allen in the 112th pick, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A clean, defensible pick in the 133rd overall pick with a little surplus value in Johnny Wilson. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in slot 164 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in Round 5, Pick 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick201 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
Value with a capital V on M.J. Devonshire in No. 201, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Kalen DeLoach
Kalen DeLoach in pick 249 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.