Sephus98'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let Mitchell fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Adonai Mitchell, No. 61, roughly 29 picks past where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They are betting Taylor proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the 29th pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
You do not let a wide receiver like Adonai Mitchell reach pick 61 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick73 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in the 73rd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick164 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 164 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
They robbed the room for Cody Schrader here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ryan Flournoy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick249 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
A conviction pick on Trey Taylor at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.