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  • Jrscott7974 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Lions got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Mekhi Wingo, 49 picks early at pick No. 61.

Getting Brade where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo in slot 61 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
The board had Mike Sainristil higher than pick 73, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick164 Rnd5 Beau Brade
You do not let a safety like Beau Brade reach the 164th overall pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick201 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A wild overpay on Gabe Hall in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Steal is underselling it; Ro Torrence at pick No. 205 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick249 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in Round 7, Pick 29 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.