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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Anthony should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Daijahn Anthony tumbling to the Lions in slot 247 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They barely believed it either: T.J. Tampa still on the board at Round 2, Pick 29. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell slid further than he should have, and the 73rd overall pick is lovely value for the edge rusher. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Christian Haynes in the 92nd pick, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Taking Ainias Smith in slot 163 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick207 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
They robbed the room for Kitan Oladapo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
Circle this one: Daijahn Anthony at pick 247 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.