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Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DET)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DET)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BAL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Patrick Queen
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions robbed the room for Johnson. Final grade: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Cornelius Johnson at the 248th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Spending an early pick on DT-EDGE with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Xavier Worthy
In pick 32 they get a difference-maker at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Nothing to complain about; Quinyon Mitchell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick91 Rnd3 Rod Moore
Rod Moore slid further than he should have, and slot 91 is lovely value for the safety. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick127 Rnd4 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers in pick No. 127 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at the 164th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
You do not let a wide receiver like Cornelius Johnson reach No. 248 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.