LouDuba'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • LouDuba DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Picks Traded
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ed Oliver
DT
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.