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Draft Selections
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did enough to get by: C+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Lions started one anyway for Ethan Downs, 140 picks ahead of schedule.

They banked enough surplus on Taylor to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

Offensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Bradyn Swinson
In slot 28 they get a problem off the edge, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A tidy bit of business in No. 60, where Xavier Watts graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They read the board right and Charles Grant was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 38. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ethan Downs
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ethan Downs this early at the 130th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick196 Rnd6 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes in the 196th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in pick 228 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick244 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Roc Taylor in slot 244, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.