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Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Isaac Rex Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Isaac Rex
TE BYU
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Darius Robinson at the 73rd pick, a reach of 48 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Suamataia value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 30 they get a weapon on the perimeter. A real need, handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Nice patience on Kingsley Suamataia, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
Value said wait; Darius Robinson in pick No. 73 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
No drama and no debate, Kitan Oladapo went about where he belonged in the 167th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Myles Jones
Myles Jones in No. 208 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 Isaac Rex
They reached a country mile for Isaac Rex at the 251st pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.