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Draft Selections
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (DET)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (DET)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (DET)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Kalen DeLoach Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Kalen DeLoach
S Florida State
Draft Picks Received
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesD- FutureA
The Lions got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the B-.

The Lions went off the board in a big way for Bub Means, 44 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Oladapo pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
They paid sticker price for Christian Haynes in the 61st overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Max Melton
No edge and no loss on Max Melton in slot 73; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick103 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
By-the-book stuff, DeWayne Carter at Round 4, Pick 3 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt at No. 137 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They read the board right and Kitan Oladapo was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the 180th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201 Rnd6 Bub Means
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bub Means this early at pick 201. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick205 Rnd6 Tylan Grable
Tylan Grable in slot 205 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Kalen DeLoach
Kalen DeLoach in Round 7, Pick 29 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.