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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DET)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DET)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Nick Samac Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Nick Samac
C Michigan State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Draft Picks Traded
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

The Nick Samac selection is the head-turner. The Lions reached 53 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. Getting Lovett where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Adonai Mitchell. The roster fit checks out.
Pick61 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in pick 61 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
The board had cheaper options than Calen Bullock at Round 3, Pick 9, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalyx Hunt. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick164 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Nice patience on Trevor Keegan, who had no business lasting to No. 164. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Fabien Lovett in pick No. 201. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick205 Rnd6 Nick Samac
A big swing on Nick Samac at No. 205, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick249 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A reach for Matthew Jones in slot 249; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.