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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 250: the Lions steal Tupuola-Fetui and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Zion Tupuola-Fetui had no business being available in the 250th pick, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Puni pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick No. 29 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter at the Round 2 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in No. 73 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They went early on Dominick Puni in pick 92, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in Round 5, Pick 30 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jaylan Ford in slot 207, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick250 Rnd7 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 250th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.