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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NE)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (LV)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesA FutureC-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Lions skipped the loudest one: safety is exactly as bare as it was.

Jones falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick No. 29 they get a press-man option on the boundary. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 34th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick61 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at the 61st overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at slot 77, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
They paid sticker price for Jaheim Bell in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick207 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Elijah Jones in Round 6, Pick 32. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington in No. 247 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.