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Draft Selections
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
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
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kingsley Eguakun Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Kingsley Eguakun
C Florida
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Lions: B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Lions never addressed linebacker, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

If Jefferson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The Clark pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kamari Lassiter
In the 31st overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
A reach for Brenden Rice in slot 61; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick73 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at the 73rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They went early on Dominick Puni in pick No. 92, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They paid a round early for Jordan Jefferson in Round 5, Pick 30, more than the board wanted. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick207 Rnd6 Kingsley Eguakun
They jumped the gun on Kingsley Eguakun, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
Nice patience on De'Corian Clark, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick250 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
Nothing to complain about; Demani Richardson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.