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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB-
The Lions let Nelson fall and pounced. Final grade: B+. The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jack Nelson, the No. 130 name on the board, in Round 6, Pick 20. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick Analysis
Pick51
Rnd2
Xavier Watts
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Watts in slot 51. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick60
Rnd2
Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73
Rnd3
Demetrius Knight Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick No. 73 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick102
Rnd4
Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at pick 102 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119
Rnd4
Tez Johnson
They robbed the room for Tez Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133
Rnd4
O'Donnell Fortune
A tidy little value on O'Donnell Fortune in No. 133, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148
Rnd5
Emery Jones Jr.
Somehow Emery Jones Jr. was still sitting there in the 148th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188
Rnd6
DJ Giddens
They will replay DJ Giddens at Round 6, Pick 10 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick198
Rnd6
Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at No. 198 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick199
Rnd6
Quincy Riley
They barely believed it either: Quincy Riley still on the board at the 199th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick230
Rnd7
Karene Reid
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Karene Reid in the 230th pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238
Rnd7
Kobe Hudson
You do not let a wide receiver like Kobe Hudson reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246
Rnd7
Craig Woodson
Taking Craig Woodson in pick No. 246 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick250
Rnd7
Cody Lindenberg
Cody Lindenberg in pick 250 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.