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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DET)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (WSH)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
DeMarcus Lawrence
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jared Goff
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall F
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Lions overdrafted Tagovailoa and paid the price. Grade: F.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Lions did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

Reaching for Tagovailoa left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left offensive lineman open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 3 they get a true top target at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in Round 2, Pick 8 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in pick No. 163 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Erick All
They paid sticker price for Erick All in pick 207, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Taulia Tagovailoa. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.