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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Lions shredded theirs for Brandon Adams. He came off 35 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The Ransom pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick 28 they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at No. 60 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at the 102nd overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Circle this one: Lathan Ransom at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Desmond Watson
A big swing on Desmond Watson at the 196th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick228 Rnd7 Brandon Adams
They talked themselves into Brandon Adams at pick No. 228, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They reached into another round for Hayden Conner, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.