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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 249 lands the Lions a B, McCormick and all.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Mason McCormick, the No. 146 name on the board, in pick 249.

The cost of the Lee reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Somehow Xavier Legette was still sitting there in pick No. 61, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin in pick 73 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at Round 5, Pick 28 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
You do not let a cornerback like Ro Torrence reach No. 201 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick205 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
A reasonable price with a little left over, Steele Chambers in slot 205. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick249 Rnd7 Mason McCormick
They will replay Mason McCormick at the 249th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.