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  • dlp373 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DET)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DET)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Tarheeb Still Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DET)
Tarheeb Still
CB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tarheeb Still Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Tarheeb Still
CB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Leki Fotu
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Hendon Hooker
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
Larceny in slot 201 lands the Lions a D-, Hopper and all.

Somebody took the Lions to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will need Vaki to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Hopper falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
No edge and no loss on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in No. 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick40 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
A tidy little value on Darius Robinson in Round 2, Pick 8, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They paid sticker price for Cooper Beebe in the 61st pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick72 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at pick No. 72 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the 73rd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A reasonable price with a little left over, Matt Goncalves in pick 111. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
They reached into another round for Sione Vaki, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in the 201st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Kalen King
A slide stopped in pick No. 205, with Kalen King worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Owens at pick 249 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Tarheeb Still
Tarheeb Still at slot 257 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.