ambitious_squirrel'S MOCK DRAFT
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4.11.1

  • ambitious_squirrel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
James should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how DJ James got past him. The Lions do not have to explain a thing at No. 73. The bottom line is a respectable B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. On the needs board they went 2 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 29th overall pick they get an anchor for the defensive front at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 DJ James
They will replay DJ James at Round 3, Pick 9 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.