Dave Merritt'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DET)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DET)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DET)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (MIA)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (MIA)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Simon should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Cody Simon, the No. 135 name on the board, in the Round 6 slot. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Lambert-Smith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A conviction pick on JT Tuimoloau at the 38th overall pick that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick60 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Good price on Alfred Collins in the 60th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick77 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at slot 77 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
A premium they did not need to pay, O'Donnell Fortune a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Steal is underselling it; Mason Taylor at No. 133 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick156 Rnd5 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A big swing on KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick No. 156, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Cody Simon
The board fumbled Cody Simon all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick227 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
A slide stopped in pick 227, with R.J. Mickens worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at pick 230 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.