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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (DET)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Lions: B-.

The Akheem Mesidor selection is the head-turner. The Lions reached 143 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Phillips. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They paid a round early for Tate Ratledge in Round 2, Pick 30, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick101 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Good price on Savion Williams in No. 101, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 108th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They will replay Jordan Phillips at pick No. 133 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick175 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
The board had cheaper options than Cobee Bryant at slot 175, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at pick No. 198 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Ricky White III
They barely believed it either: Ricky White III still on the board at pick 227. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
No edge and no loss on Teddye Buchanan in the 230th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick246 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Akheem Mesidor this early at the 246th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.