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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Strong: B.

Call it larceny. Dorian Strong sat on the board until No. 196, and the Lions did not need to be asked twice.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. If Williams pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Mike Green
Mike Green at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick60 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Fair-plus on Alfred Collins, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
They took Jared Wilson at par in the 102nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick134 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant in pick 134 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Steal is underselling it; Dorian Strong at No. 196 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams in the 225th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 12, with Jamon Dumas-Johnson worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
The board fumbled Jonas Sanker all the way to slot 244, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.