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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
R.J. Oben Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
R.J. Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Stone Handy at the 194th overall pick, a reach of 111 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Majors steal is the beam this whole class leans on. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The back end got a real overhaul.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In slot 28 they get a rangy last line of defense, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Fair-plus on Trey Amos, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jake Majors
The board fumbled Jake Majors all the way to No. 131, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Stone Handy
Value said wait; Stone Handy in the 194th overall pick says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at Round 7, Pick 9 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick244 Rnd7 R.J. Oben
This one needs a full-page explanation: R.J. Oben in the 244th overall pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.