Phelps'S MOCK DRAFT
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12/31/23

  • Phelps DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DET)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Lions spent Round 1, Pick 27 on Quinyon Mitchell, a name most had 26 spots down the list. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
A wild overpay on Quinyon Mitchell in the 27th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jackson Powers-Johnson in No. 59, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick84 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at slot 84 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
No drama and no debate, Adisa Isaac went about where he belonged in the 91st pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
They took Tykee Smith at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson in pick 164 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.