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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Gray should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Cedric Gray tumbling to the Lions in slot 163 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 29th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A quiet steal in No. 61: Kris Jenkins for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 9 with a little surplus value in Brenden Rice. The roster fit checks out.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at pick 92, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
They robbed the room for Cedric Gray here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ethan Driskell at the Round 6 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at slot 247 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.