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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Kyle Ford Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Kyle Ford
WR USC
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Joe Huber Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Joe Huber
OG Wisconsin
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Khris Bogle Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Khris Bogle
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Marques Sigle Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Marques Sigle
S Kansas State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Lions took Kyle Ford a full 284 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

On value alone, Hairston makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In slot 28 they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Mike Green
Mike Green in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd3 Kyle Ford
Kyle Ford at Round 3, Pick 38 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
They barely believed it either: Jared Wilson still on the board at pick No. 134. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joe Huber
They talked themselves into Joe Huber at pick 196, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Maxwell Hairston
Steal is underselling it; Maxwell Hairston at No. 225 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Khris Bogle
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Khris Bogle well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick244 Rnd7 Marques Sigle
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Marques Sigle. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.