ambitious_squirrel'S MOCK DRAFT

4.17.4

  • ambitious_squirrel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Lions let Rosemy-Jacksaint fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, the No. 195 name on the board, sitting there at slot 249 like a gift left on the doorstep. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Every board in the league had Flournoy lower, and that gap is the story. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Graham Barton
Good price on Graham Barton in No. 30, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A quiet steal in pick No. 61: Kris Jenkins for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 DJ James
Somehow DJ James was still sitting there in slot 73, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They liked Zak Zinter enough to skip the value, taking him in the 93rd overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick164 Rnd5 Ryan Flournoy
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ryan Flournoy well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick201 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They paid a round early for Zion Tupuola-Fetui in the 201st pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Steal is underselling it; Kamal Hadden at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick249 Rnd7 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
You do not let a wide receiver like Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint reach Round 7, Pick 29 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.