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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (DET)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CLE)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (NO)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LAR)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CLE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NO)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Elijah Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB FutureB+
Grand theft in pick No. 155: the Lions steal Laumea and grade out a B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Sataoa Laumea got past him. The Lions do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 155. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

If Murphy pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Elijah Moore deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 29th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in No. 60 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
A real head-scratcher, Grayson Murphy in pick 138 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick155 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
The board fumbled Sataoa Laumea all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick207 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas at Round 6, Pick 32 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick250 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at pick No. 250 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.