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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (SF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Lions.

For all the boxes ticked, the Lions skipped the loudest one: edge rusher is exactly as bare as it was. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Zinter has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 31 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A tidy little value on Braden Fiske in slot 61, a step better than break-even. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
No edge and no loss on Mike Sainristil in the 73rd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick 94 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.