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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SF)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (SF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (SF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (PIT)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Connor Heyward
TE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Schrader: B.

When a board-topper like Cody Schrader slides to pick 207, you do not overthink it, and the Lions did not. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Kamara has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
No edge and no loss on Bralen Trice in No. 32; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick61 Rnd2 D.J. James
D.J. James at the 61st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 20 with a little surplus value in Cooper Beebe. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Tykee Smith
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tykee Smith. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
Value said wait; Mohamed Kamara in the 95th pick says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton at the Round 4 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at slot 166 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Somehow Cody Schrader was still sitting there in pick 207, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick250 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin at the 250th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.