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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DET)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DET)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (DET)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DEN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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McTelvin Agim
DT
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Ashtyn Davis
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Michael Jackson
CB
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Brett Rypien
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedA- TradesA+ FutureC
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Jones: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Lions watched Elijah Jones slide 39 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. The Lions paired the rookies with proven help, Michael Jackson leading the way.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 16th pick they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at pick No. 61 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
No edge and no loss on Brandon Dorlus in pick 82; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at Round 4, Pick 12 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick114 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at slot 114 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the 207th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick232 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at No. 232 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
A clean, defensible pick in No. 247 with a little surplus value in LaDarius Henderson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.