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Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (BUF)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
TO PICK
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC- NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Lions spent No. 61 on Jordan Burch, a name most had 36 spots down the list. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Campbell pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In slot 28 they get juice off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach pick 60 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jordan Burch
A wild overpay on Jordan Burch in pick No. 61, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick62 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at the 62nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd3 Sebastian Castro
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Sebastian Castro in the Round 3 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.