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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Erick All
TE Iowa
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

The tape said wait; the Lions did not. Erick All went at No. 208, a good 41 picks before the board was ready. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Tampa falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 30 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A tidy bit of business in the 62nd overall pick, where T.J. Tampa graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zak Zinter this early at No. 73. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick93 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Steve Linton
Steve Linton in Round 5, Pick 31 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick208 Rnd6 Erick All
Value said wait; Erick All in the 208th pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick251 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in Round 7, Pick 31 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor need, but a need all the same.