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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DET)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DET)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DET)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DET)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DET)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DET)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DET)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Kingsley Eguakun Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Kingsley Eguakun
C Florida
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Erick All
TE Iowa
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PHI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Joey Bosa
EDGE
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Rasul Douglas
CB
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Kader Kohou
CB
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Tyler Larsen
C
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Tanner McKee
QB
Players traded away
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Hendon Hooker
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Lions lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

There is reaching, and then there is Taulia Tagovailoa at slot 229. The Lions jumped the board by 58 and dared it to prove them wrong.

On value alone, Devonshire makes the weekend a net positive. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

So much rides on Graham Barton that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in Round 2, Pick 28 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick61 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at pick No. 61 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Value with a capital V on Bralen Trice in slot 73, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A slide stopped in the 93rd overall pick, with Kris Abrams-Draine worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick100 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Good price on Gabriel Murphy in No. 100, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
A quiet steal in pick 148: Jamari Thrash for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey is a better player than pick No. 161 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Dwight McGlothern. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
The board had Tykee Smith higher than Round 5, Pick 35, and the safety fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick172 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They paid sticker price for Layden Robinson in the 172nd pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Erick All
A wild overpay on Erick All in No. 174, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick201 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Johnny Dixon at the 201st overall pick is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams in slot 205 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, M.J. Devonshire in the 222nd overall pick, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at No. 226 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They talked themselves into Taulia Tagovailoa at Round 7, Pick 9, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick249 Rnd7 Kingsley Eguakun
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kingsley Eguakun this early at the 249th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.