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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DET)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DET)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DET)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (DET)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Kalen DeLoach Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Kalen DeLoach
S Florida State
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (TEN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (TEN)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (SEA)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Cameron Sutton
CB
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Charles Harris
EDGE
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Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR
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Halapoulivaati Vaitai
OG
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Jerry Jacobs
CB
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Taylor Decker
OT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall F
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureF
The DeLoach reach set a tone the Lions could not shake: F.

The Lions did not so much draft Kalen DeLoach as overpay for him, 43 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with edge rusher still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
A premium they did not need to pay, Taliese Fuaga a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick27 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Max Melton
The board had cheaper options than Max Melton at No. 66, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Renardo Green at slot 81 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They took Braelon Allen at par in Round 4, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javion Cohen. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
A reach on Tanor Bortolini in pick 180; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
They talked themselves into Trevin Wallace at pick No. 201, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick205 Rnd6 Kalen DeLoach
Kalen DeLoach at No. 205 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Ethan Driskell
Ethan Driskell at Round 7, Pick 29 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.