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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
L'Jarius Sneed
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureC+
Larceny in No. 249 lands the Lions a B+, Jones and all.

Somebody in slot 249 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Lions sat still while Sheridan Jones, the No. 219 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker.

The Jefferson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No edge and no loss on Kingsley Suamataia in the 61st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
A conviction pick on Jonah Elliss at pick No. 73 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They reached into another round for Jordan Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick201 Rnd6 Evan Williams
Evan Williams in pick 201 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 249 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.