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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall
B
ValueB-
NeedC
TradesA+
FutureC+
The Lions won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B. You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Lions did exactly that with A'Marion Peterson in slot 246. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
That Collins pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Lions indulged a want in Jones while a need in wide receiver stayed open.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.
Pick Analysis
Pick22
Rnd1
Kelley Jones
A curious use of Round 1, Pick 22. Wide receiver needed the pick; a cornerback in Kelley Jones did not.
Pick57
Rnd2
Jelani McDonald
A surprising call. With wide receiver still to address, they spent slot 57 on Jelani McDonald, a safety they were not short of.
Pick107
Rnd4
Luke Montgomery
Luke Montgomery in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick126
Rnd4
Kingston Lopa
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kingston Lopa adds a safety and leaves wide receiver untouched.
Pick138
Rnd4
Raylen Wilson
A want over a need in pick No. 138: Raylen Wilson adds a linebacker while wide receiver keeps waiting.
Pick157
Rnd5
Brandon Baker
No drama and no debate, Brandon Baker went about where he belonged in pick 157. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick164
Rnd5
Marcus Neal Jr.
Somehow Marcus Neal Jr. was still sitting there in pick 164, and they pounced on premier safety value. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick170
Rnd5
Andrew Sprague
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Andrew Sprague. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick193
Rnd6
Michael Kilbane
This one needs a full-page explanation: Michael Kilbane in the Round 6 slot, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick201
Rnd6
Willie Rodriguez
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Willie Rodriguez. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick204
Rnd6
Benjamin Brahmer
Value said wait; Benjamin Brahmer in the 204th pick says they were not listening. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick216
Rnd6
Ryan Baer
The board had Ryan Baer higher than slot 216, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick220
Rnd6
Dylan Raiola
Dylan Raiola at pick No. 220 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick222
Rnd7
Jide Abasiri
They robbed the room for Jide Abasiri here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick225
Rnd7
Audavion Collins
They will replay Audavion Collins at No. 225 for years; that is how good the value is. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick228
Rnd7
Drayk Bowen
Drayk Bowen at the 228th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick239
Rnd7
Robert Fitzgerald
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Robert Fitzgerald in pick 239, plain and simple. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick246
Rnd7
A'Marion Peterson
They reached a country mile for A'Marion Peterson at pick No. 246, and the board is aghast. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.













































