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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DET)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DET)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DET)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CAR)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DEN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Players Gained
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Devon Key
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Micah Simon
WR
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
Larceny in No. 65 lands the Lions a B+, Robinson and all.

Somebody in Round 3, Pick 1 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Lions sat still while Chop Robinson, the No. 22 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 29 they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick65 Rnd3 Chop Robinson
Circle this one: Chop Robinson at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Taking Junior Colson in No. 76 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at Round 4, Pick 21 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick164 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at the 164th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould in pick 166 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick201 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
A straight-up fair deal on Tanner McLachlan at slot 201, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick205 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent in the 205th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Trente Jones
Trente Jones in pick No. 240 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Evan Williams
They robbed the room for Evan Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.