Ran'S MOCK DRAFT

Goff trade 3

  • Ran DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (DET)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (DET)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (CLE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CLE)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
S
Head Shot
Zion Johnson
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jared Goff
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
The Lions went off-script early, and it cost them a F.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Lions would have aced it. Chad Lindberg at No. 247 is 58 spots clear of where he belonged. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rattler.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left safety open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 27th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in slot 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick61 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Nothing to complain about; Edgerrin Cooper went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
They read the board right and Spencer Rattler was the payoff at the 105th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick155 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They took Braelon Allen at par in No. 155, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
Value said wait; Chad Lindberg in the 247th pick says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.