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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let Loveland fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Lions did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Colston Loveland fell into the Round 2 slot. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They will need Peebles to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will answer for taking interior defensive lineman early while offensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots went begging.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick No. 28 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in Round 2, Pick 28 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick102 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Value with a capital V on Darius Alexander in No. 102, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick130 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
A want over a need in the Round 4 slot: Aeneas Peebles adds an interior defensive lineman while offensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick196 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the 196th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Karene Reid
They let Karene Reid come to them and pounced at pick 228. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They paid a round early for Teddye Buchanan in the 244th pick, more than the board wanted. It patches a soft spot without any drama.