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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Picks Received
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ARI)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Charles Harris
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueB NeedA- TradesD- FutureB-
The Lions got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Lions, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

However the rest shakes out, Hampton at that price is a win they earned. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

So much rides on Nate Wiggins that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Christian Haynes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
No drama and no debate, Marshawn Kneeland went about where he belonged in slot 73. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A quiet steal in No. 104: Brenden Rice for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
They paid sticker price for Jaheim Bell in Round 5, Pick 28, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick201 Rnd6 Trente Jones
They did well to land Trente Jones in pick No. 201, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Dominique Hampton
Dominique Hampton at the 249th pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.