Sephus98'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let Carson fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Caelen Carson, the No. 94 name on the board, in pick 164. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Every board in the league had Means lower, and that gap is the story. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Darius Robinson
In pick 29 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Circle this one: Xavier Legette at pick No. 61 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick73 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Renardo Green in the 73rd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick164 Rnd5 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at No. 164 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick201 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
They will replay Trevor Keegan at slot 201 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Bub Means
They reached into another round for Bub Means, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick249 Rnd7 Trente Jones
The board fumbled Trente Jones all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.