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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DET)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (TEN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Lions never addressed quarterback, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Jefferson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They took Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at par in the 38th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick61 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
They paid a round early for Brenden Rice in No. 61, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brandon Dorlus. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They went early on Dominick Puni in Round 3, Pick 29, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A clean, defensible pick in the 144th overall pick with a little surplus value in Malik Mustapha. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
The board had cheaper options than Jordan Jefferson at slot 166, and it noticed. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick207 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at pick No. 207 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in pick 250 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.