Jaredolions'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Andrew Raym, 28 picks early at the Round 6 slot. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. That Bullard pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
In the 29th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
They paid up for Bralen Trice at Round 2, Pick 29 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Javon Bullard at pick No. 73. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick92 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
No drama and no debate, Luke McCaffrey went about where he belonged in pick 163. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick207 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
Andrew Raym in the 207th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
Value said wait; Solomon Byrd in pick 247 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.