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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Lions.

The Lions' one glaring miss is linebacker, a need they left exactly as they found it.

The Beebe pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A clean, defensible pick in slot 61 with a little surplus value in Kingsley Suamataia. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice at pick No. 73 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They read the board right and Cooper Beebe was the payoff at No. 92. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 163rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in pick 207 is fair value, right on his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick247 Rnd7 Evan Williams
They took Evan Williams at par in the 247th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.