ambitious_squirrel'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • ambitious_squirrel DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Rouse: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Walter Rouse, the No. 167 name on the board, stolen at Round 6, Pick 30. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Reaching for Abrams-Draine left real value on the table behind him. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
They barely believed it either: Tyler Nubin still on the board at No. 61. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in pick No. 73 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Luke McCaffrey at pick 164 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick201 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Javontae Jean-Baptiste at the 201st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in the 205th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick249 Rnd7 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers at slot 249 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.