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Draft Selections
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (TB)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Players Gained
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Vita Vea
DT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 207 lands the Lions a B+, McCaffrey and all.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Luke McCaffrey, the No. 165 name on the board, in Round 6, Pick 32.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will need Clark to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
No drama and no debate, Mike Sainristil went about where he belonged in pick 61. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss at Round 3, Pick 9 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dominick Puni. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A quiet steal in the 163rd overall pick: Malik Mustapha for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick207 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Luke McCaffrey in No. 207, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
This one needs a full-page explanation: De'Corian Clark in slot 247, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.