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Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
DJ James
CB Auburn
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let Lovett fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Fabien Lovett at slot 249 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Graham Barton
A reasonable price with a little left over, Graham Barton in Round 1, Pick 29. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick61 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cooper Beebe at pick No. 61. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James at the 73rd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick164 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams in slot 164 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Marcus Harris
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Marcus Harris in the 201st pick, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
The board fumbled Anthony Gould all the way to pick 205, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick249 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
They robbed the room for Fabien Lovett here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.