Primetime2121'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DET)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Tarheeb Still Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Tarheeb Still
CB Maryland
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (JAX)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (JAX)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players Gained
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Brandon McManus
PK
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Lions robbed the room for Brown. Final grade: B.

The Lions did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Omar Brown fell into the Round 7 slot.

The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reaching for Beebe left real value on the table behind him. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

The Brandon McManus deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the 29th overall pick they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at the 61st pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick79 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brenden Rice at pick No. 79 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick92 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
A tidy little value on McKinnley Jackson in slot 92, a step better than break-even. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Value with a capital V on Kamal Hadden in pick 152, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A quiet steal in No. 163: Nehemiah Pritchett for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 Tarheeb Still
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 32, where Tarheeb Still graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Omar Brown
Circle this one: Omar Brown at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.