jmomoney'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

KL 1st 2

  • jmomoney DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B.

The Lions looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Demani Richardson at slot 208 regardless, 37 picks early.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Trotter Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kamari Lassiter
In slot 30 they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
They paid sticker price for Brandon Dorlus in Round 2, Pick 30, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. slipping to the 73rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick93 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in No. 93 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kaden Prather
A straight-up fair deal on Kaden Prather at pick No. 167, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick208 Rnd6 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson in pick 208 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Nothing to complain about; Donovan Jennings went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.