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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The pick that carries the class is Myles Jones, a cornerback the Lions were happy to stop sliding in the Round 7 slot. Patience, rewarded.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a press-man option on the boundary at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at slot 61 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in the 73rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 92 with a little surplus value in Michael Hall Jr.. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick163 Rnd5 Renardo Green
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Renardo Green at pick 163 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
No drama and no debate, Jaylen Harrell went about where he belonged in the 207th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Myles Jones
Nice patience on Myles Jones, who had no business lasting to the Round 7 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.