Detroit Lions
Grade: C
Detroit certainly had the most puzzling Day 1, trading down to select RB Jahmyr Gibbs with the 12th overall selection. Gibbs’ is a tremendous talent who will see the field early now that D’Andre Swift is with the Eagles. Still, it was a rather aggressive pick — especially after the Lions had the chance to take the consensus No. 1 RB in the draft (Bijan Robinson) with the fifth selection before trading down.
The Lions further spat in the face of “positional value” by taking an off-ball backer with the No. 18 pick. Jack Campbell will be a Day 1 starter in the middle of Detroit’s defense. The Lions took Campbell’s Iowa teammate in Sam LaPorta in Round 2 — to the surprise of many as Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer was still on the board.
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