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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Aaron Frost Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Aaron Frost
OT Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (TB)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Evans
WR
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Lions took Demani Richardson a full 37 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

However the rest shakes out, Frost at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In pick 30 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick93 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at No. 93 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Justin Walley
Justin Walley in the 167th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson at pick No. 208 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 Aaron Frost
Aaron Frost at slot 251 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.