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Draft Selections
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Lions get a C+.

The war room fell hard for Collin Oliver, and it showed at the 230th pick: 108 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Reed value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

So much rides on Donovan Jackson that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Donovan Jackson
In pick No. 28 they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at the 60th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd3 Savion Williams
They did well to land Savion Williams in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
No drama and no debate, Darius Alexander went about where he belonged in slot 133. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jaylen Reed in No. 198. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
A real head-scratcher, Jackson Hawes in Round 7, Pick 9 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
Value said wait; Collin Oliver in the 230th pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick246 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at No. 246 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.