MATTBELLES'S MOCK DRAFT
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2024

  • MATTBELLES DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Players Gained
Head Shot
Aaron Stinnie
OG
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
Coleman should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Keon Coleman at pick No. 73 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The cost of the Dixon reach is exactly the players who went right after him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick 29 they get a premier pass rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at pick No. 61 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick73 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in Round 3, Pick 9 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick163 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in slot 163 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick207 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the 207th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in the 247th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.