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Matt Judon trade 4

  • jmomoney DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DET)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Draft Picks Received
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matthew Judon
EDGE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Lions looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Cedric Gray at slot 92 regardless, 44 picks early. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Adding Matthew Judon by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. On value alone, Hunter makes the weekend a net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick No. 34 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick61 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at No. 61 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
No edge and no loss on Mike Sainristil in pick 73; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
They liked Roger Rosengarten enough to skip the value, taking him in the 163rd pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on De'Corian Clark. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jontrey Hunter
A quiet steal in pick 247: Jontrey Hunter for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.