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dlp373 DRAFTING FOR THELions
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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(NO)
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(MIA)
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7
(IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
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Players Gained
Andrew
Billings
DT
Joey
Bosa
EDGE
Will
Clapp
C
Cameron
Dicker
PK
Robert
Hainsey
C
Sam
Hubbard
EDGE
Avonte
Maddox
CB
Tyrann
Mathieu
S
Jarran
Reed
DE
Darius
Slay
CB
Players traded away
Hendon
Hooker
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall
B+
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureC+
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Lions steal Jones and grade out a B+. Thirty-one other rooms let Elijah Jones slide, and the Lions were the ones holding the card at No. 247. Highway robbery.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They are betting Milton III proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
The Lions clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick26
Rnd1
Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 26 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49
Rnd2
Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at Round 2, Pick 17 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick61
Rnd2
Mike Sainristil
A straight-up fair deal on Mike Sainristil at the 61st pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69
Rnd3
Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73
Rnd3
Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at No. 73 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89
Rnd3
Kris Abrams-Draine
A quiet steal in pick 89: Kris Abrams-Draine for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106
Rnd4
Christian Mahogany
A reasonable price with a little left over, Christian Mahogany in slot 106. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick119
Rnd4
Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at the 119th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126
Rnd4
James Williams
Good price on James Williams in pick No. 126, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163
Rnd5
AJ Barner
No edge and no loss on AJ Barner in pick 163; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the 169th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186
Rnd6
Joe Milton III
They jumped the gun on Joe Milton III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247
Rnd7
Elijah Jones
Somehow Elijah Jones was still sitting there in the 247th pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick256
Rnd7
LaDarius Henderson
They read the board right and LaDarius Henderson was the payoff at the Round 7 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.