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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DET)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
Conviction outran the board for the Lions, and it cost them: F.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Lions took Keaton Bills a full 35 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Landing Wallace that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in slot 33 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick40 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at No. 40 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They did well to land Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
A conviction pick on Marshawn Kneeland at the 67th overall pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at pick 164 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All in No. 201 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick205 Rnd6 Keaton Bills
They talked themselves into Keaton Bills at the 205th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 29: Trevin Wallace for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.