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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on McCaffrey: B.

The Lions did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Luke McCaffrey fell into the Round 6 slot. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They are betting Okie-Anoma proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in slot 29 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick61 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the 61st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. in pick 73 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick92 Rnd3 Max Melton
By-the-book stuff, Max Melton at the 92nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
Good price on Grayson Murphy in pick No. 163, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick207 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
You do not let a wide receiver like Luke McCaffrey reach No. 207 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
A reach on Eyabi Okie-Anoma in Round 7, Pick 27; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.