LionsUp7'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • LionsUp7 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DET)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DET)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Al Blades Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Al Blades Jr.
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesC+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Al Blades Jr.; the Lions did not wait, grabbing him 53 spots ahead at No. 249. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Landing Isaac that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 1 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick60 Rnd2 Zak Zinter
A wild overpay on Zak Zinter in slot 60, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Roman Wilson in the 73rd pick, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick91 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick165 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
A tidy bit of business in the 165th overall pick, where Moose Muhammad III graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick206 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They did well to land Curtis Jacobs in pick No. 206, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick249 Rnd7 Al Blades Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Al Blades Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.