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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Lovett should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Fabien Lovett, the No. 184 name on the board, in the 249th overall pick.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 29 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at the 61st pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
Nothing to complain about; Ruke Orhorhoro went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick164 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in pick 164 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Somehow Trevor Keegan was still sitting there in No. 201, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick205 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at the 205th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
They robbed the room for Fabien Lovett here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Stacking talent where they were already deep.