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Draft Selections
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Robbie Ouzts Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Robbie Ouzts
TE Alabama
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Lions. For now, C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Robbie Ouzts at Round 7, Pick 28, a reach of 62 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Bradyn Swinson
In No. 28 they get a double-digit-sack hope, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in pick 60 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
They talked themselves into Oluwafemi Oladejo at the 102nd pick, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 130th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They did well to land Jaylen Reed in slot 196, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A quiet steal in pick No. 228: Jordan Hancock for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Robbie Ouzts
This one needs a full-page explanation: Robbie Ouzts in slot 244, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.