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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Picks Received
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIA)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (MIA)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let McCormick fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Mason McCormick at No. 164 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

The dealing was even money, start to finish.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In slot 29 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They read the board right and Cooper Beebe was the payoff at the 55th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Austin Booker
No edge and no loss on Austin Booker in the 73rd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at pick 164 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Cornelius Johnson in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick249 Rnd7 Dominique Hampton
Dominique Hampton is a better player than No. 249 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.