ambitious_squirrel'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • ambitious_squirrel DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DET)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Keith Smith
FB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Pearl: B.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Julian Pearl, the No. 203 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 7 slot like a gift left on the doorstep.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They will replay Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at slot 61 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, T'Vondre Sweat in the 74th pick, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick143 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
The board had Roger Rosengarten higher than pick No. 143, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Marcus Harris
Marcus Harris is a better player than the 164th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in pick 205 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick249 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Somehow Julian Pearl was still sitting there in No. 249, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.