Cirjames'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let Simpson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jaylin Simpson tumbling to the Lions in the 207th overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Coker reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In slot 29 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They paid sticker price for Zach Frazier in pick 61, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at the 73rd pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at the 92nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
No edge and no loss on Cedric Johnson in pick No. 163; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
A wild overpay on Jalen Coker in Round 7, Pick 27, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.