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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedA-
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Lions let Fannin Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B. The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Harold Fannin Jr., the No. 53 name on the board, sitting there at No. 102 like a gift left on the doorstep.
A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.
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
Jack Sawyer
In the 28th pick they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60
Rnd2
Aireontae Ersery
A tidy bit of business in No. 60, where Aireontae Ersery graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102
Rnd3
Harold Fannin Jr.
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Harold Fannin Jr. in Round 3, Pick 38, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.



