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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 62nd pick lands the Lions a B, DeJean and all.

When a board-topper like Cooper DeJean slides to pick 62, you do not overthink it, and the Lions did not.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The cost of the Rosengarten reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered. The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 30th pick they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in Round 2, Pick 30 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
The board had T'Vondre Sweat higher than the 73rd overall pick, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick93 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in No. 93 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in pick 167 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jalen Green
By-the-book stuff, Jalen Green at pick No. 208 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick251 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
No edge and no loss on Eric Gentry in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.