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    Lions
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DET)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DET)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DET)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DET)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAC)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (IND)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Charles Turner III Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (IND)
Charles Turner III
C LSU
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (IND)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Hendrickson
EDGE
Head Shot
Cameron Heyward
DT
Head Shot
Andrew Van Ginkel
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Hendon Hooker
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Lions a B+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Lions did exactly that with Joe Milton III in pick No. 164. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A slide stopped in the 36th overall pick, with Graham Barton worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A tidy bit of business in slot 40, where Adonai Mitchell graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A quiet steal in No. 69: Xavier Legette for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Xavier Worthy in the 72nd pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A tidy little value on Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine is a better player than the 105th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Patrick Paul
Somehow Patrick Paul was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick119 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in pick 119 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick164 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
They reached a country mile for Joe Milton III at No. 164, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.