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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DET)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (DET)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DET)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BAL)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LV)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LAC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CAR)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (BAL)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB+ FutureC-
Grand theft in No. 223: the Lions steal Barner and grade out a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: AJ Barner, the 223rd overall pick, roughly 20 picks past where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Lions had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In slot 14 they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
No drama and no debate, Christian Haynes went about where he belonged in pick No. 71. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 92nd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick223 Rnd7 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at the 223rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick248 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
They let Darius Muasau come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 28. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick256 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor at pick 256 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.