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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (DET)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DET)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (DET)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (ARI)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions won the night they stopped Gould from sliding. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Anthony Gould, pick 201, roughly 59 picks past where he belonged. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 29 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
You do not let a safety like Javon Bullard reach No. 61 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
No edge and no loss on Jonah Elliss in pick No. 90; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
No drama and no debate, Mekhi Wingo went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick138 Rnd5 McKinnley Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, McKinnley Jackson at slot 138. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Trevor Keegan in the 164th pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould at Round 6, Pick 26 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick205 Rnd6 Trente Jones
A quiet steal in the 205th overall pick: Trente Jones for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.