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Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B-.

The Lions bet big and early on Dani Dennis-Sutton, 32 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Delp.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dani Dennis-Sutton this early at the Round 2 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bud Clark
No edge and no loss on Bud Clark in the 118th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in slot 155 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at pick 186 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick203 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp slid further than he should have, and pick No. 203 is lovely value for the tight end. It fills a real need, too.
Pick212 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
A straight-up fair deal on Keyshaun Elliott at pick No. 212, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
They liked Charles Demmings enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 222. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.