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Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Everything else got attention, and linebacker got none. That is a strange way for the Lions to leave a draft. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Greenfield reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 29th pick they get a true top target. A real need, handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A tidy little value on Braden Fiske in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
By-the-book stuff, Malik Mustapha at pick No. 164 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick201 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
A premium they did not need to pay, Garret Greenfield a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
They paid a round early for Javontae Jean-Baptiste in slot 205, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
A straight-up fair deal on LaDarius Henderson at Round 7, Pick 29, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.