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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 196 lands the Lions a B, Giddens and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. DJ Giddens had no business being available in the 196th pick, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They are betting McCord proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
No edge and no loss on Jack Sawyer in Round 1, Pick 28; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 60th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd3 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
The board fumbled Jared Wilson all the way to the 130th pick, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
Steal is underselling it; DJ Giddens at pick 196 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick228 Rnd7 Clay Webb
A reach for Clay Webb in pick No. 228; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
They took Torricelli Simpkins III at par in slot 244, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.