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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Lions shredded theirs for LaDarius Henderson. He came off 86 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

That Franklin pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
You do not let a wide receiver like Troy Franklin reach the 62nd pick and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 LaDarius Henderson
They reached a country mile for LaDarius Henderson at pick 73, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick93 Rnd3 Keith Randolph Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Keith Randolph Jr.. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at slot 167 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Christian Jones in pick No. 208, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick251 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
A wild overpay on Fabien Lovett in No. 251, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It adds depth where they could use a little.