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Kize Lions Draft 3-20-25

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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DET)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (JAX)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NYJ)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Lions reached some 42 spots for Drew Kendall, and value like that does not grow back.

They banked enough surplus on Mullings to cover a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Booker at No. 36, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick42 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson in the 42nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Andrew Mukuba in the 102nd pick, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 130 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Kalel Mullings
Somehow Kalel Mullings was still sitting there in pick 196, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick228 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A reach for Isaac TeSlaa in Round 7, Pick 12; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
They talked themselves into Drew Kendall at pick No. 244, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.