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Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Lions.

The Lions put a flag in the ground for Donovan Jennings, 25 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Mustapha pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 29 they get a potential shutdown corner, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick73 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
A tidy bit of business in No. 73, where Chris Braswell graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cooper Beebe in the 92nd overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
The board fumbled Malik Mustapha all the way to pick No. 163, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
By-the-book stuff, De'Corian Clark at slot 207 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
They reached a country mile for Donovan Jennings at the 247th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.