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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Phillips: B.

When a board-topper like Andru Phillips slides to the 164th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Lions did not.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In No. 29 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean at slot 61 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk in pick No. 73 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
They robbed the room for Andru Phillips here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick201 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Good price on Trente Jones in the 201st pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick205 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
The board fumbled Cornelius Johnson all the way to the 205th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick249 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Circle this one: JD Bertrand at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.