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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DET)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DET)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DET)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (PHI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (PHI)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Lions: B.

The tape said wait; the Lions did not. Trente Jones went at slot 240, a good 67 picks before the board was ready.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Melton. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 29th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Nothing to complain about; Kingsley Suamataia went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
They let Zach Frazier come to them and pounced at No. 73. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Max Melton
Steal is underselling it; Max Melton at slot 92 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
A reach for Justin Eboigbe in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jared Wiley this early at pick No. 158. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gabe Hall well ahead of where he belonged. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick189 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in pick 189 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cedric Johnson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Johnson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Trente Jones
They talked themselves into Trente Jones at Round 7, Pick 20, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
They went early on Ryan Watts in pick No. 247, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.