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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Lions did not so much draft Jamaree Caldwell as overpay for him, 103 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Fairchild. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In No. 28 they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to the 60th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
They robbed the room for Dylan Fairchild here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick225 Rnd7 DJ Campbell
They paid sticker price for DJ Campbell in the 225th pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in pick 228 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick244 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin in the 244th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.