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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Lions torched the value chart for McKade Mettauer, taking him 21 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Mustapha falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick No. 30 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
They took Brandon Dorlus at par in pick 62, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
By-the-book stuff, Mekhi Wingo at No. 73 squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick93 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at the 93rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with Malik Mustapha worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick208 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray is a better player than the 208th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick251 Rnd7 McKade Mettauer
A real head-scratcher, McKade Mettauer in the 251st pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.