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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Lions, and a B- to prove it.

Every other box got a look, but safety did not. The Lions will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

The McGregor reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Haynes. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
They paid sticker price for Quinyon Mitchell in pick 30, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick62 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in slot 62 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 30: Christian Haynes for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson is a better player than the 167th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick208 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at No. 208 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers in the 251st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.