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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Lions took Kevin Jennings at pick 228, roughly 51 spots before his name belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On value alone, Nelson makes the weekend a net positive. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Mike Green
In pick No. 28 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A reach on Tate Ratledge in Round 2, Pick 28; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jake Majors
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jake Majors. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at No. 196 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kevin Jennings
A big swing on Kevin Jennings at pick 228, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
They read the board right and Bilhal Kone was the payoff at No. 244. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.