Meat Man'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Meat Man DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions robbed the room for Gould. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Anthony Gould at slot 201 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 29 they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
Nothing to complain about; Adisa Isaac went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 73 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Somehow Trevor Keegan was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick201 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Steal is underselling it; Anthony Gould at the 201st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick205 Rnd6 Marcus Harris
Circle this one: Marcus Harris at Round 6, Pick 30 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick249 Rnd7 Trente Jones
Taking Trente Jones in pick 249 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.