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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Franklin: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Zakhari Franklin got past him. The Lions do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 250.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. If All pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In slot 29 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 D.J. James
No edge and no loss on D.J. James in No. 61; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Junior Colson
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A quiet steal in the 92nd pick: Mike Sainristil for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Layden Robinson at pick 166 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Erick All
A premium they did not need to pay, Erick All a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
You do not let a wide receiver like Zakhari Franklin reach pick No. 250 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.