Henbi'S MOCK DRAFT
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2/11/24

  • Henbi DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Jordan Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DET)
Jordan Johnson
WR Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 5, Pick 30: the Lions steal Pritchett and grade out a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Nehemiah Pritchett had no business being available in No. 166, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Taylor III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get juice off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Josh Newton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Newton. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in slot 73, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
They barely believed it either: Nehemiah Pritchett still on the board at the 166th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at pick 207 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jordan Johnson
They talked themselves into Jordan Johnson at the 250th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.