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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DET)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DET)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DET)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NYG)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NYG)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cam Brown
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 203 lands the Lions a B, Cowing and all.

Call it larceny. Jacob Cowing sat on the board until pick 203, and the Lions did not need to be asked twice. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. They will need Allen to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 27 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Fair-plus on Quinyon Mitchell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
A conviction pick on Braelon Allen at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at the 105th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 Max Melton
Nothing to complain about; Max Melton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick142 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in pick 142, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A reach for Jack Nelson in the 164th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
They will replay Jacob Cowing at slot 203 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick205 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at the 205th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jalen Berger
Value with a capital V on Jalen Berger in pick 248, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.