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Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DET)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (SF)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (SF)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CIN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
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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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureF
The Lions let Rakestraw Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The real work happened on the phones. The Lions fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Rakestraw Jr..

Jenkins has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 18 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 31st overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A premium they did not need to pay, Kris Jenkins a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick61 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson slid further than he should have, and slot 132 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
They paid sticker price for Jaheim Bell in the 163rd pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick207 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
The board had cheaper options than Tanor Bortolini at the Round 6 slot, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A slide stopped in the 247th pick, with Brevyn Spann-Ford worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.