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Draft Selections
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (DET)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (DET)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DET)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DET)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DET)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DET)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DET)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Dalton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Dalton Johnson
S Arizona
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (BUF)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NO)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (NO)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (NO)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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Players Gained
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Spencer Brown
OT
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DJ Giddens
RB
Head Shot
Kayvon Thibodeaux
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
The Lions turned the phones into found money: B+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Lions would have aced it. Mikail Kamara at the 96th overall pick is 49 spots clear of where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. On value alone, Slaughter makes the weekend a net positive.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 Blake Miller
They liked Blake Miller enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 48. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick50 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. is a better player than slot 50 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Somehow Jake Slaughter was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
A tidy little value on Zakee Wheatley in No. 91, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick96 Rnd3 Mikail Kamara
They talked themselves into Mikail Kamara at the 96th overall pick, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers in pick 113 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
They will replay Ja'Kobi Lane at slot 114 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick115 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Mike Washington Jr. at pick No. 115 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Joe Royer
Joe Royer at the 128th overall pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer at pick 159 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Josh Cameron at Round 6, Pick 16 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dalton Johnson
Dalton Johnson in No. 205 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 Miller Moss
They paid up for Miller Moss at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
The board had Andre Fuller higher than the 250th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.