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Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DET)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DET)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Suamataia should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Lions were there to profit. Kingsley Suamataia, the No. 58 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 91.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In No. 28 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at pick 60 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in slot 73 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick91 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Taking Kingsley Suamataia in Round 3, Pick 28 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick165 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cole Bishop in the Round 5 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd6 Dominic Lovett
They paid sticker price for Dominic Lovett in the 206th pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick249 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
You do not let a linebacker like Steele Chambers reach pick No. 249 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.