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Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DET)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
TJ Metcalf Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DET)
TJ Metcalf
S Arkansas
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 7, Pick 24: the Lions steal Moss and grade out a B-.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Miller Moss, the No. 171 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 240 like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They are betting Alexander proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jake Slaughter
In the 27th pick they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 David Bailey
The board had cheaper options than David Bailey at pick No. 59, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
A wild overpay on Davison Igbinosun in the 127th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick166 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They reached a country mile for DJ Campbell at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander at Round 6, Pick 12 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick205 Rnd6 Brandon Inniss
Brandon Inniss in slot 205 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Miller Moss at pick 240 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 TJ Metcalf
They will replay TJ Metcalf at No. 255 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.