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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: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Lions did not so much draft Trey Wedig as overpay for him, 57 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

That Reed pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Mike Green
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a disruptor off the edge, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Nothing to complain about; Alfred Collins went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick101 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the 101st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 133 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick198 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
No edge and no loss on Hayden Conner in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
They will replay Jaylen Reed at pick 227 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
They reached a country mile for De'Corian Clark at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick246 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trey Wedig this early at slot 246. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.