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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Dylan McMahon Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Dylan McMahon
C North Carolina State
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Lions, and a B- to prove it.

The Lions clearly saw something nobody else did in Dylan McMahon, taking him 36 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In slot 29 they get a lockdown presence outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at the Round 2 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A reach for Dominick Puni in Round 3, Pick 29; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They paid up for Jordan Jefferson at the 166th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dylan McMahon
A real head-scratcher, Dylan McMahon in pick 207 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick250 Rnd7 Mark Perry
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Mark Perry. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.