TOMM'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Eli Cox Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Eli Cox
C Kentucky
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Eli Cox, 88 picks early at pick 244. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In No. 28 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jackson in slot 60; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd3 Tai Felton
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tai Felton in the 102nd overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at pick 196 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick228 Rnd7 Tyler Batty
They jumped the gun on Tyler Batty, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Eli Cox
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eli Cox in the 244th pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.