ambitious_squirrel'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Kalen DeLoach Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Kalen DeLoach
S Florida State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 205: the Lions steal Torrence and grade out a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ro Torrence got past him. The Lions do not have to explain a thing at slot 205.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They are betting Abrams-Draine proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 29 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They took Kingsley Suamataia at par in slot 61, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A conviction pick on Kris Abrams-Draine at Round 3, Pick 9 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
A straight-up fair deal on Jaheim Bell at pick No. 164, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick201 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tahj Washington in the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
They barely believed it either: Ro Torrence still on the board at pick 205. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Kalen DeLoach
Kalen DeLoach in the 249th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.