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Detroit Lions 2016 draft grades revisit: Quinn's first one scores well

Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez dissect the Detroit Lions' 2018 NFL draft class, and choose their favorite Lions pick Saturday, April 28. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press

Grading a draft immediately after it happens is a fun exercise that no one should take too seriously. We all know drafts can't adequately be judged for several years, but instant grades are just a snapshot of how we feel a team uses its draft resources given the information on hand.

Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn has said it takes two years to properly judge a draft, and with this year's draft in the books, now seems like a good time to go back and look at Quinn's first draft as GM in 2016.