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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let Jackson fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Jha'Quan Jackson slides to the 201st pick, you do not overthink it, and the Lions did not. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They will need Hall Jr. to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 29 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Nice patience on Payton Wilson, who had no business lasting to pick No. 61. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick73 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. in pick 73 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Fair-plus on Dwight McGlothern, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Jha'Quan Jackson at the 201st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick205 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
A straight-up fair deal on Drake Nugent at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tylan Grable in the 249th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.