The Lions don’t have a ton of immediate needs, and some of them will be addressed in free agency. For the sake of this big board, there’s a heavy emphasis on edge rushers and defensive tackles — strengths of the class and potential areas of need for the Lions — with a few interior offensive linemen and corners sprinkled in.

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