The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Rylie Mills, the No. 132 name on the board, sitting there at the 205th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Carroll has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. 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.