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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Coleman: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Lions watched Brandon Coleman slide 61 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, and a steal at that.
Pick61 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
They will replay Roman Wilson at No. 61 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton in slot 73 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Brandon Coleman
Brandon Coleman at the 164th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
They robbed the room for Jordan Magee here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick205 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
Circle this one: Fabien Lovett at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick249 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Taking Nathan Thomas in the 249th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.