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  • Pirate Rick DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (DET)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (PHI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (LAC)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Players Gained
Head Shot
Easton Stick
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesC+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Lions.

Nobody else had Cedric Johnson anywhere near the 205th overall pick. The Lions did, by 22 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Cooper value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In No. 22 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Nice patience on Edgerrin Cooper, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 29. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick164 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They jumped the gun on Khristian Boyd, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Good price on Trente Jones in pick No. 201, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick205 Rnd6 Cedric Johnson
A real head-scratcher, Cedric Johnson in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick253 Rnd7 Bub Means
A slide stopped in pick 253, with Bub Means worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.