jmomoney'S MOCK DRAFT
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jmomoney'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 17, 2024

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  • jmomoney DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Traded
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedA- TradesA+ FutureC+
The Lions let Williams fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Isaiah Williams slide, and the Lions were the ones holding the card at Round 7, Pick 31. Highway robbery. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Ogunbiyi has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Danielle Hunter gives the group a proven body among the projects.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kamari Lassiter
In pick 30 they get a lockdown presence outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They read the board right and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was the payoff at the 73rd overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167 Rnd5 Aki Ogunbiyi
A premium they did not need to pay, Aki Ogunbiyi a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Zion Nelson
A straight-up fair deal on Zion Nelson at slot 208, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick251 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Somehow Isaiah Williams was still sitting there in the 251st pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It fills a real need, too.