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  • jmomoney DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Lions shredded theirs for Demani Richardson. He came off 40 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. However the rest shakes out, King at that price is a win they earned.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Bralen Trice
A tidy little value on Bralen Trice in pick No. 30, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kalen King
A quiet steal in pick 62: Kalen King for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 73rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson at slot 208 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Eric Gentry at Round 7, Pick 31 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.