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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DET)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LAC)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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T.Y. McGill
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesA FutureC
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Lions reached some 29 spots for Taulia Tagovailoa, and value like that does not grow back. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Johnson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 29 they get a problem off the edge, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 5, where Jackson Powers-Johnson graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick61 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing T.J. Tampa in the 61st pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in pick 98 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They paid sticker price for Zak Zinter in slot 104, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Circle this one: Cornelius Johnson at the 207th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They left a pile of value on the table to take Taulia Tagovailoa this early at pick 247. It patches a soft spot without any drama.