Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C
ValueD- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C for the Lions.

The Lions did not so much draft Stone Handy as overpay for him, 119 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Josaiah Stewart
They talked themselves into Josaiah Stewart at the 28th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick60 Rnd2 David Walker
David Walker in No. 60 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd3 Shemar Turner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Shemar Turner this early at pick 102. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick134 Rnd4 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at pick No. 134 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick196 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey in the 196th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 CJ West
CJ West slipping to Round 7, Pick 9 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick228 Rnd7 Stone Handy
Stone Handy at slot 228 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Theo Wease Jr. reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.