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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DET)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DET)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DET)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (TB)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (KC)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (BAL)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Kelvin Joseph
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Hendon Hooker
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureD+
The phones sank the Lions this weekend: D-.

The Lions bet big and early on Jordan Travis, 47 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

Harden falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and linebacker is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 24th pick they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
By-the-book stuff, Adonai Mitchell at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick56 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at No. 56 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marshawn Kneeland. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
They did well to land Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in Round 3, Pick 26, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick101 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
A clean, defensible pick in pick 101 with a little surplus value in Christian Mahogany. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick249 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Taking Myles Harden in the 249th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.