Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Craig Woodson
S California
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Lions started one anyway for Jared Ivey, 49 picks ahead of schedule. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Woodson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Jared Ivey
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A slide stopped in the 60th pick, with Marcus Mbow worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Circle this one: Jayden Higgins at pick 102 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick134 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A quiet steal in pick No. 134: Darius Alexander for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick196 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at Round 6, Pick 20 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Carson Vinson at No. 225. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jermari Harris in No. 228. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
The board fumbled Craig Woodson all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.