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    Lions
Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DET)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DET)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DET)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DET)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB
More right than wrong for the Lions, and a B+ to prove it.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Lions would have aced it. Frank Gore Jr. at pick No. 205 is 22 spots clear of where he belonged.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Johnson.

Jonathan Greenard gives the group a proven body among the projects. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Renardo Green
A premium they did not need to pay, Renardo Green a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in pick 100 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A tidy little value on Zak Zinter in slot 108, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick129 Rnd4 Josh Newton
They let Josh Newton come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 29. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They read the board right and Kitan Oladapo was the payoff at the 164th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
A slide stopped in the 201st pick, with Cornelius Johnson worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick205 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 205 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick249 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio slipping to Round 7, Pick 29 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.