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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Lions won the night they stopped Simpson from sliding. Grade: A.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jaylin Simpson at the Round 6 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at Round 2, Pick 29 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
They will replay Xavier Legette at the 73rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick164 Rnd5 Josh Newton
A quiet steal in the 164th pick: Josh Newton for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe is a better player than slot 201 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Somehow Jaylin Simpson was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at No. 249 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.