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Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: B-.

The tape said wait; the Lions did not. Jake Majors went at Round 3, Pick 38, a good 30 picks before the board was ready. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hancock. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Donovan Ezeiruaku
In slot 28 they get a bendy edge with upside, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tre Harris
No drama and no debate, Tre Harris went about where he belonged in pick No. 60. The roster fit checks out.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 102nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jackson Slater. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
They went early on Jason Marshall Jr. in No. 196, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock slid further than he should have, and pick 228 is lovely value for the safety. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Davin Vann
They reached a country mile for Davin Vann at pick 244, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.