COlty'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • COlty DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let Sanker fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

When a board-topper like Jonas Sanker slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Lions did not. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Shough pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 28 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Tyler Shough
They reached into another round for Tyler Shough, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick102 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Somehow Darien Porter was still sitting there in slot 102, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They paid sticker price for Jake Majors in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at the 196th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick228 Rnd7 Riley Leonard
They robbed the room for Riley Leonard here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Steal is underselling it; Jonas Sanker at pick 244 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.