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12/27

  • Drewchenko DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DET)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
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PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NE)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIN)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Players Gained
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Christopher Hinton
DT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA+
The Lions let Smith fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ainias Smith, the No. 161 name on the board, in No. 229. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a matchup problem out wide, outstanding value to boot.
Pick59 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and T.J. Tampa at the 59th overall pick is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick157 Rnd5 Connor Colby
Connor Colby in pick No. 157 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Nice patience on Mike Sainristil, who had no business lasting to No. 164. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick229 Rnd7 Ainias Smith
You do not let a wide receiver like Ainias Smith reach slot 229 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Magee in pick 248. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.