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Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DET)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DET)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (DET)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (DET)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (LAR)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (SF)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SF)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
Slaughter should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Jake Slaughter, the No. 58 name on the board, sitting there at the 93rd overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They are betting Kelly proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In pick No. 24 they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
They let Jacob Rodriguez come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick70 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, D'Angelo Ponds in pick 70, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick82 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Michael Taaffe in No. 82. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Taking Jake Slaughter in Round 3, Pick 29 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in slot 118 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen at the 128th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick135 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
Max Llewellyn at the 135th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd4 Drew Allar
This one needs a full-page explanation: Drew Allar in the 139th pick, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
They did well to land Eli Raridon in pick 140, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
Value said wait; Jack Kelly in pick No. 242 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.