devang6'S MOCK DRAFT
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    Lions
Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DET)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (DET)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Draft Picks Received
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (PHI)
TO PICK
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Lions, and a B to prove it.

For all the boxes ticked, the Lions skipped the loudest one: cornerback is exactly as bare as it was. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They will need Scourton to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jalen Royals
They paid sticker price for Jalen Royals in the 64th overall pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.