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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions robbed the room for Franklin. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Zakhari Franklin had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

With safety, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In slot 29 they get a sticky cover corner, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at pick 61 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick73 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus in Round 3, Pick 9 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick92 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at safety, linebacker and other spots sat open.
Pick166 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick207 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in pick No. 207 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick250 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin at the 250th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.