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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in Round 7, Pick 29 lands the Lions a B, Grable and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Tylan Grable got past him. The Lions do not have to explain a thing at slot 249. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. If Hall Jr. pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at the 61st overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A reach on Michael Hall Jr. in No. 73; the board had better options right there. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick164 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A clean, defensible pick in slot 164 with a little surplus value in Tykee Smith. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick201 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson slipping to pick No. 201 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
No drama and no debate, Jared Wiley went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 30. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
Taking Tylan Grable in the 249th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.