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Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DET)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (DET)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (DET)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Jacobe Johnson at pick 223. The Lions jumped the board by 68 and dared it to prove them wrong. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In pick 17 they get protection for the quarterback. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in the 50th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick118 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Chris Johnson at Round 4, Pick 18 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Logan Jones
They liked Logan Jones enough to skip the value, taking him in the 135th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill at slot 157 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick184 Rnd6 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at No. 184 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick205 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick No. 205 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jacobe Johnson
Jacobe Johnson in the 223rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.