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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Lions took Trey Taylor a full 66 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Goncalves at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 29th pick they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in slot 61 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick73 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice is a better player than pick 73 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Taking Matt Goncalves in the 164th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor at pick No. 201 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
This one needs a full-page explanation: Sam Hartman in No. 205, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.