ambitious_squirrel'S MOCK DRAFT
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4.18.2

  • ambitious_squirrel DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Torrence: B.

Somebody in pick No. 249 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Lions sat still while Ro Torrence, the No. 179 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. They are betting Nugent proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 29 they get protection for the quarterback at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 DJ James
DJ James at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Somehow Adisa Isaac was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 9, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slid further than he should have, and No. 164 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
A reach for Drake Nugent in the 201st overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick205 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
A edge rusher of that caliber at pick 205 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick249 Rnd7 Ro Torrence
Steal is underselling it; Ro Torrence at pick No. 249 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.