ambitious_squirrel'S MOCK DRAFT
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3/22/3

  • ambitious_squirrel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DET)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DEN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Players Gained
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Bobby Price
CB
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Casey Tucker
OG
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Lions let Holker fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Dallin Holker slide, and the Lions were the ones holding the card at slot 205. Highway robbery.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Laiatu Latu
Laiatu Latu in the 61st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
They took Kris Abrams-Draine at par in No. 76, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Good price on Roger Rosengarten in pick No. 138, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luke McCaffrey in Round 5, Pick 28. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Steal is underselling it; Sione Vaki at pick 201 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Dallin Holker in the 205th pick, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick249 Rnd7 Miyan Williams
No edge and no loss on Miyan Williams in slot 249; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.