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3/8/2

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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (DET)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DET)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BAL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Browning
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
Grand theft in pick No. 62: the Lions steal Coleman and grade out a B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Keon Coleman, the No. 36 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 62.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Williams pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 29th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Steal is underselling it; Keon Coleman at slot 62 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Good price on Bralen Trice in No. 73, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 92nd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They took Luke McCaffrey at par in pick No. 163, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick207 Rnd6 Erick All
No drama and no debate, Erick All went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 32. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick253 Rnd7 KT Leveston
KT Leveston at pick 253 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
Miyan Williams at slot 254 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.