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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIA)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Players traded away
Head Shot
David Montgomery
RB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Lions to a C+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Lions reached some 49 spots for Kamran James, and value like that does not grow back. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Ioane.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 17 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Nice patience on Olaivavega Ioane, who had no business lasting to pick 50. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
They did well to land D'Angelo Ponds in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trinidad Chambliss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick155 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
No drama and no debate, Aamil Wagner went about where he belonged in No. 155. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick203 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at slot 203 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Kamran James
Kamran James in Round 6, Pick 33 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet at the Round 7 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.