jmomoney'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jmomoney DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matthew Judon
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
The Lions fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Lions started one anyway for Eyabi Okie-Anoma, 35 picks ahead of schedule. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Getting Rosengarten where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Matthew Judon gives the group a proven body among the projects.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Brian Thomas Jr. at the 29th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
They paid sticker price for Kamren Kinchens in No. 61, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick164 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
They will replay Roger Rosengarten at slot 164 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They left a pile of value on the table to take Gabe Hall this early at pick 201. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick249 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
Eyabi Okie-Anoma in slot 249 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.