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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in No. 92 lands the Lions a C+, Carson and all.

The Lions lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

The Carson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They barely believed it either: Ennis Rakestraw Jr. still on the board at Round 2, Pick 29. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk in the 73rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick92 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at slot 92 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Braelon Allen at pick 163 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
You do not let an offensive lineman like Ethan Driskell reach pick No. 207 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
Darius Muasau at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.