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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Florida
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 6 (DET)
Zach Rice
OG North Carolina
Sean Martin Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DET)
Sean Martin
DL-EDGE West Virginia
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 7 (DET)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DET)
Khordae Sydnor
LB-EDGE Purdue
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Lions started one anyway for Alfred Collins, 38 picks ahead of schedule.

The Sabb value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In pick 29 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at pick No. 61 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Alfred Collins
They left a pile of value on the table to take Alfred Collins this early at Round 4, Pick 29. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick157 Rnd5 Keon Sabb
Steal is underselling it; Keon Sabb at slot 157 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd6 Zach Rice
Zach Rice at the 173rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick189 Rnd6 Sean Martin
A reach for Sean Martin in the 189th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick211 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at pick No. 211 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in pick 218 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick221 Rnd7 Khordae Sydnor
Khordae Sydnor at slot 221 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.