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Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DET)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 248 lands the Lions a B, Cox and all.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Marques Cox, the No. 219 name on the board, stolen at the 248th pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. With safety, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In the 27th pick they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in pick No. 59 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves safety, linebacker and other spots untouched.
Pick91 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Fair-plus on Christian Mahogany, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Brenden Rice worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at pick 164 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in Round 6, Pick 30 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Marques Cox
Marques Cox in No. 248 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.