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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DET)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
McCarthy is the plan now, and the Lions grade out a C+.

Some picks age like wine; Michael Barrett at the 251st pick will need to, sitting 123 spots clear of his grade. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They have staked the next five years on J.J. McCarthy, which is the only story that really matters here. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

If J.J. McCarthy and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 30 they get a franchise quarterback, even if it was a touch early.
Pick62 Rnd2 Blake Corum
A premium they did not need to pay, Blake Corum a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick84 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Roman Wilson in the Round 3 slot, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick93 Rnd3 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at pick 93 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in pick No. 130 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
They reached a country mile for Cornelius Johnson at the 167th overall pick, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick208 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, LaDarius Henderson well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick251 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A real head-scratcher, Michael Barrett in the 251st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.