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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Lions: B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Cedric Gray; the Lions did not wait, grabbing him 37 spots ahead at pick No. 93.

The Carter pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In No. 30 they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
A reasonable price with a little left over, Brandon Dorlus in the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
No edge and no loss on Christian Haynes in the 73rd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 93rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
They took Roger Rosengarten at par in slot 167, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick208 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joshua Cephus well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick251 Rnd7 Ja'Had Carter
Value with a capital V on Ja'Had Carter in pick No. 251, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.