Cirjames'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Jordan: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Lions watched Jawhar Jordan slide 26 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 29 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
No drama and no debate, Brenden Rice went about where he belonged in the 61st overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Nothing to complain about; Brandon Dorlus went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at pick No. 92 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylin Simpson at the 163rd pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at Round 6, Pick 32 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
The board fumbled Jawhar Jordan all the way to pick 247, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.