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bslkrg1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 1, 2025

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  • bslkrg1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DET)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DET)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DET)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DET)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DET)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Jaden Rashada Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DET)
Jaden Rashada
QB Georgia
Joenel Aguero Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Joenel Aguero
S Georgia
Anthony Evans III Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DET)
Anthony Evans III
WR Georgia
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DET)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
London Humphreys Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
London Humphreys
WR Georgia
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DET)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Roderick Robinson II Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DET)
Roderick Robinson II
RB Georgia
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DET)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DET)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Samuel M'Pemba Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (DET)
Samuel M'Pemba
LB-EDGE Georgia
Rara Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DET)
Rara Thomas
WR Georgia
Demorie Tate Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DET)
Demorie Tate
CB Florida A&M
David Daniel-Sisavanh Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DET)
David Daniel-Sisavanh
S Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ATL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (SF)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (JAX)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Jaden Rashada Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jaden Rashada
QB Georgia
Joenel Aguero Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (KC)
Joenel Aguero
S Georgia
Anthony Evans III Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (CAR)
Anthony Evans III
WR Georgia
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ATL)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Roderick Robinson II Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Roderick Robinson II
RB Georgia
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (JAX)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (MIN)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Samuel M'Pemba Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Samuel M'Pemba
LB-EDGE Georgia
Demorie Tate Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Demorie Tate
CB Florida A&M
David Daniel-Sisavanh Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
David Daniel-Sisavanh
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CAR)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Samuel Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (CAR)
Samuel Omosigho
S Oklahoma
Ja'Keem Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ja'Keem Jackson
CB Florida
TJ Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (LAC)
TJ Ferguson
OG Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueD NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
Nobody dealt better than the Lions this weekend: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Lions shredded theirs for Samuel M'Pemba. He came off 180 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Getting Branch where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

They went 9 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick38 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at No. 38 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick45 Rnd2 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson at the 45th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick51 Rnd2 CJ Allen
They took CJ Allen at par in Round 2, Pick 19, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Monroe Freeling
A reach for Monroe Freeling in pick No. 59; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick60 Rnd2 Oscar Delp
A premium they did not need to pay, Oscar Delp a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
A straight-up fair deal on Daylen Everette at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Earnest Greene III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Earnest Greene III in the 74th pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jaden Rashada
A wild overpay on Jaden Rashada in No. 83, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick93 Rnd3 Joenel Aguero
They reached into another round for Joenel Aguero, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Anthony Evans III
They reached a country mile for Anthony Evans III at pick 106, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick113 Rnd4 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie in the 113th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127 Rnd4 London Humphreys
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for London Humphreys. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick129 Rnd4 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at pick No. 129 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick145 Rnd5 Roderick Robinson II
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Roderick Robinson II well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jordan Hall
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Hall in the 149th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick166 Rnd5 Colbie Young
A big swing on Colbie Young at No. 166, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Gunner Stockton
Gunner Stockton in pick 173 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Samuel M'Pemba
Samuel M'Pemba at Round 6, Pick 9 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick255 Rnd7 Rara Thomas
They left a pile of value on the table to take Rara Thomas this early at pick No. 255. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Demorie Tate
Demorie Tate at slot 256 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick257 Rnd7 David Daniel-Sisavanh
David Daniel-Sisavanh at the 257th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.