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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Tez Johnson
WR Troy
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DET)
Bear Alexander
DL USC
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DET)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyreak Sapp
DL-EDGE Florida
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DET)
Seth McLaughlin
C Alabama
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Parker Brailsford
OL Washington
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Lions spent Round 7, Pick 10 on Tyreak Sapp, a name most had 117 spots down the list. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

That Lachey pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In pick No. 28 they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at No. 60 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
They paid sticker price for Bear Alexander in slot 121, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick124 Rnd4 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick156 Rnd5 Josaiah Stewart
A reach on Josaiah Stewart in the 156th pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Nic Anderson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nic Anderson well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd7 Tyreak Sapp
Value said wait; Tyreak Sapp in Round 7, Pick 10 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Good price on Seth McLaughlin in the 220th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.