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LouDuba DRAFTING FOR THELions
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall
A-
ValueA
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureB-
The Lions let Suamataia fall and pounced. Final grade: A-. Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Lions were there to profit. Kingsley Suamataia, the No. 53 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 3 slot. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
The Ed Oliver deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick Analysis
Pick61
Rnd2
Quinyon Mitchell
They barely believed it either: Quinyon Mitchell still on the board at Round 2, Pick 29. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73
Rnd3
Xavier Legette
The board fumbled Xavier Legette all the way to the 73rd pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick92
Rnd3
Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick 92 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163
Rnd5
Braelon Allen
Value with a capital V on Braelon Allen in No. 163, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207
Rnd6
Michael Barrett
Circle this one: Michael Barrett at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247
Rnd7
Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson in the 247th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.








