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Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DET)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DET)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Storm Duck
CB Louisville
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Lions did exactly that with Storm Duck in the Round 7 slot.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. However the rest shakes out, Barrett at that price is a win they earned. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In pick 28 they get a difference-maker at receiver, even if it was a touch early.
Pick60 Rnd2 Zak Zinter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zak Zinter well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Good price on Caelen Carson in the 73rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick91 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A straight-up fair deal on Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 91, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in the 165th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Michael Barrett at slot 206. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick249 Rnd7 Storm Duck
Storm Duck at the 249th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.