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Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The JT Tuimoloau pick is the one that will follow the Lions into the fall. They took him 21 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In No. 28 they get a premier pass rusher, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tre Harris
A straight-up fair deal on Tre Harris at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in the 102nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
By-the-book stuff, Mello Dotson at slot 130 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
They took Tyler Cooper at par in Round 6, Pick 20, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
No drama and no debate, Carson Vinson went about where he belonged in pick 228. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at the Round 7 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.