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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DET)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Steven Parker pick is the one that will follow the Lions into the fall. They took him 89 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Kandra. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori slipping to pick No. 28 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They let Jihaad Campbell come to them and pounced at No. 52. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the 131st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Joey Slackman
Joey Slackman in the 194th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick225 Rnd7 Steven Parker
This one needs a full-page explanation: Steven Parker in pick 225, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick228 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
They talked themselves into Cooper Mays at slot 228, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Tim Smith
A real head-scratcher, Tim Smith in the 244th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.