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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (DET)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (DET)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (PHI)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Players Gained
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Will Clapp
C
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Nobody else had Akheem Mesidor anywhere near Round 7, Pick 28. The Lions did, by 143 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Moore falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In No. 30 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the 64th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick101 Rnd3 Savion Williams
A tidy little value on Savion Williams in pick No. 101, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jared Wilson reach the 129th pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They robbed the room for Malachi Moore here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
They went early on Cobee Bryant in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick179 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at pick No. 179 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick198 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Howard Cross III in slot 198, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick227 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at pick 227 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
A conviction pick on Ty Hamilton at the 230th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick246 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
A real head-scratcher, Akheem Mesidor in the 246th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.