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Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DET)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Traded
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (TB)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC-
The Lions turned the phones into found money: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Demani Richardson at pick 249 is 65 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
In slot 29 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They paid sticker price for Xavier Legette in Round 2, Pick 4, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton in No. 73 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A wild overpay on Leonard Taylor III in the 89th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick205 Rnd6 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor at pick No. 205 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
A big swing on Demani Richardson at No. 249, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.