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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Lions did exactly that with Davin Vann in pick 228.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Mike Green
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tre Harris
They took Tre Harris at par in the 60th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick102 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in pick No. 102 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A straight-up fair deal on Jake Majors at the 130th pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 RJ Oben
They talked themselves into RJ Oben at slot 196, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 Davin Vann
They reached into another round for Davin Vann, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick244 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
A big swing on Torricelli Simpkins III at the 244th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.