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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Lions would have aced it. Cooper Mays at the 244th pick is 63 spots clear of where he belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at No. 60 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick102 Rnd3 David Walker
David Walker at pick 102 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
This one needs a full-page explanation: Luke Kandra in the 130th pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick196 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw at Round 6, Pick 20 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in slot 228 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
Cooper Mays in pick No. 244 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.