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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DET)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (DET)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DET)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (DET)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (DET)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYG)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Tyler Biadasz
C
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Jimmy Morrissey
OG
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Azeez Ojulari
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Hendon Hooker
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Lions to a D.

The Lions did not so much draft Taulia Tagovailoa as overpay for him, 70 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

The Dixon pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

The Solomon pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at linebacker, running back and other spots. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 24th pick they get a potential shutdown corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kingsley Suamataia this early at pick No. 37. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick61 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at Round 2, Pick 29 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
They took Xavier Worthy at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 DJ James
A reasonable price with a little left over, DJ James in slot 86. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They paid sticker price for Dominick Puni in the 87th overall pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A want over a need in slot 127: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while linebacker, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick137 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slipping to Round 5, Pick 28 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick181 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Fair-plus on Grayson Murphy, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson is a better player than the 197th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
A quiet steal in pick 201: Justin Rogers for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
The board fumbled Ro Torrence all the way to pick No. 205, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Taulia Tagovailoa well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
They let Caedan Wallace come to them and pounced at slot 224. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in Round 7, Pick 29 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.