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    Lions
Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The war room fell hard for Jordan Hancock, and it showed at the 130th pick: 73 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
They talked themselves into JT Tuimoloau at No. 28, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick60 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
By-the-book stuff, Azareye'h Thomas at pick No. 60 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater in Round 3, Pick 38 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jordan Hancock
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jordan Hancock this early at the Round 4 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.