Phelps'S MOCK DRAFT
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2/13/24

  • Phelps DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CAR)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (HOU)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C
ValueF NeedA- TradesC+ FutureC+
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Lions: C.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Lions took Cam Hart a full 104 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A mixed bag that lands at C.

The Henderson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Their trades came out a wash either way.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Cam Hart
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cam Hart well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Graham Barton in pick 59. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at No. 73 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick92 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They paid a round early for Marshawn Kneeland in the 92nd overall pick, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Chau Smith-Wade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 180, where LaDarius Henderson graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
Nothing to complain about; De'Corian Clark went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.