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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Charles Turner III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Charles Turner III
C LSU
Draft Picks Received
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesC+ FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

There is reaching, and then there is Charles Turner III at the Round 7 slot. The Lions jumped the board by 39 and dared it to prove them wrong. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Cowing falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick65 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A reach for Cooper Beebe in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Khyree Jackson at No. 73, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick92 Rnd3 DJ James
They did well to land DJ James in pick 92, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Circle this one: Jacob Cowing at the 163rd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick207 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All at slot 207 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Charles Turner III
Charles Turner III at the 247th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.