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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Gould: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Anthony Gould, No. 201, roughly 59 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In No. 29 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin in the 61st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 9, where Christian Haynes graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at slot 164 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
You do not let a wide receiver like Anthony Gould reach pick 201 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Steal is underselling it; Walter Rouse at the 205th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick249 Rnd7 Daijun Edwards
They barely believed it either: Daijun Edwards still on the board at pick No. 249. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.