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jmomoney DRAFTING FOR THELions
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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.








