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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DET)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (CHI)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (LV)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CLE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Ty Chandler
RB
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Lewis Cine
S
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Mike Danna
EDGE
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Wyatt Davis
OG
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Graham Gano
PK
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Danielle Hunter
EDGE
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Trenton Simpson
LB
Players traded away
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Will Harris
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions let Gore Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Lions came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

The Gore Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

The Lions paired the rookies with proven help, Danielle Hunter leading the way.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 29 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in slot 77, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No drama and no debate, Brenden Rice went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 32. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Renardo Green
A slide stopped in the 121st overall pick, with Renardo Green worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at pick No. 128 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick163 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
No edge and no loss on Luke McCaffrey in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
A quiet steal in slot 164: Justin Eboigbe for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in pick 249 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.