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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: B.

The Trevor Keegan pick is the one that will follow the Lions into the fall. They took him 59 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Rakestraw Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 30th pick they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick No. 62 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Darius Robinson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 30, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Value said wait; Trevor Keegan in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick208 Rnd6 Zion Logue
They reached a country mile for Zion Logue at slot 208, and the board is aghast. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick251 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Eric Gentry at Round 7, Pick 31 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.