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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DET)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DET)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DET)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DET)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (IND)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (CAR)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions robbed the room for Arnold. Final grade: B.

Somebody in pick No. 61 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Lions sat still while Terrion Arnold, the No. 18 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. The Hunt reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 29 they get a double-digit-sack hope, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at pick No. 61 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick82 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Hall Jr. at No. 82, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick121 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in Round 4, Pick 21, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A premium they did not need to pay, Jalyx Hunt a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at the 145th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick205 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Cornelius Johnson at the 205th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick249 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
Ryan Watts in the Round 7 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.