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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Traded
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (TEN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (TEN)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB+ FutureC+
The Lions let Watson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Nathaniel Watson at pick No. 251 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
In pick 30 they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 6 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
No drama and no debate, Christian Haynes went about where he belonged in No. 73. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick93 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A quiet steal in slot 93: Roman Wilson for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick167 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Roger Rosengarten. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick251 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
A linebacker of that caliber at the 251st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.