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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DET)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DET)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DET)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players Gained
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Brandin Cooks
WR
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Javon Kinlaw
DT
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Robert Spillane
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Hadden: B+.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kamal Hadden, the No. 143 name on the board, in the 174th pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while offensive lineman, safety and other spots went begging.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 31st overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus in Round 2, Pick 27 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Byron Murphy II. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick91 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 91 on Maason Smith with offensive lineman, safety and other spots unsolved.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the 164th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at No. 174 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick205 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
Moose Muhammad III at pick No. 205 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
Darius Muasau in pick 248 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.