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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DET)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DET)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DET)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darius Harper
OT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Jones should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

Call it larceny. Jarrian Jones sat on the board until pick No. 164, and the Lions did not need to be asked twice.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, linebacker and other spots still on the board. The Hall pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick 29 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Good price on Kamren Kinchens in the 69th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Value with a capital V on Zach Frazier in the 73rd pick, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick110 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
Of all the spots to shop, they chose OLB-EDGE. Javon Solomon in No. 110 leaves edge rusher, linebacker and other spots for later.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson at pick No. 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
No edge and no loss on Jared Wiley in slot 201; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A conviction pick on Gabe Hall at Round 6, Pick 30 that the board grades a round light. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick249 Rnd7 Bub Means
They did well to land Bub Means in the 249th pick, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.