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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Stephon Gilmore
CB
Head Shot
Carl Granderson
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Guyton: B.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Lions came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Guyton. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Every board in the league had Taylor lower, and that gap is the story. The Lions clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 29 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Circle this one: Tyler Guyton at No. 61 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at the 73rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Davis at the 92nd pick, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick163 Rnd5 Renardo Green
Renardo Green slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 27 is lovely value for the safety. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick207 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at pick No. 207 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trey Taylor in the 247th pick, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.