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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Rakestraw Jr.: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ennis Rakestraw Jr., the 61st pick, roughly 23 picks past where he belonged.

They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it. Murphy 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.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but linebacker.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in No. 61 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at Round 3, Pick 29 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A quiet steal in the 163rd pick: Malik Mustapha for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Myles Murphy
A reach for Myles Murphy in pick 204; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick249 Rnd7 KT Leveston
Quietly one of the better values of the day, KT Leveston at slot 249. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.