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Draft Selections
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DET)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (GB)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (HOU)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Lions started one anyway for Cornelius Johnson, 108 picks ahead of schedule.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. Barton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No edge and no loss on T.J. Tampa in Round 2, Pick 9; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Graham Barton at slot 61 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Junior Colson
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in No. 73. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at pick No. 91 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Jarrian Jones at the 123rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They went early on Beaux Limmer in the 127th pick, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They reached a country mile for AJ Barner at the 166th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick207 Rnd6 DeMonte Capehart
A wild overpay on DeMonte Capehart in the 207th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick250 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They talked themselves into Cornelius Johnson at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.