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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Lions.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Lions left linebacker untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They are betting Jefferson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Landing Sainristil that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The back end got a real overhaul.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
They took Quinyon Mitchell at par in the 29th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick61 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at No. 61 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at the 73rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They let Mike Sainristil come to them and pounced at slot 92. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jordan Jefferson well ahead of where he belonged. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick207 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 6 slot with a little surplus value in De'Corian Clark. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson in pick No. 247 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.