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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 228 lands the Lions a B-, Ransaw and all.

Thirty-one other rooms let Caleb Ransaw slide, and the Lions were the ones holding the card at slot 228. Highway robbery.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Offensive lineman 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.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 28 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value.
Pick60 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at slot 60 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd3 Tai Felton
A tidy little value on Tai Felton in the 102nd pick, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in Round 4, Pick 28 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jay Higgins. It fills a real need, too.
Pick228 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
They will replay Caleb Ransaw at No. 228 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson in the 244th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.