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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Golday: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Lions were there to profit. Jake Golday, the No. 59 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 4, Pick 28.

They are betting Dennis-Sutton proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 21st overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dani Dennis-Sutton well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at pick No. 76 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
A tidy bit of business in pick 118, where Genesis Smith graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jake Golday
They robbed the room for Jake Golday here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Isaiah World
They let Isaiah World come to them and pounced at slot 157. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They paid sticker price for Zane Durant in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick205 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Steal is underselling it; Josh Cameron at Round 6, Pick 24 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick213 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in No. 213 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
Good price on Kaelon Black in pick 222, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.