ambitious_squirrel'S MOCK DRAFT
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3/22/2

  • ambitious_squirrel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DET)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Received
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zamir White
RB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Lions.

Every other box got a look, but edge rusher did not. The Lions will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Taylor pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If one pick saves this weekend, it is McCaffrey. 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 edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They paid sticker price for Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the 29th overall pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in slot 61. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Nice patience on Luke McCaffrey, who had no business lasting to pick 164. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tahj Washington in No. 201. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick205 Rnd6 Trente Jones
A quiet steal in the 205th pick: Trente Jones for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick249 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor at pick No. 249 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.