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  • MPLS1989 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DET)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DET)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DET)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Terry Moore
S Duke
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DET)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DET)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Robertson: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Lions were there to profit. Sawyer Robertson, the No. 187 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 220. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Lee III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
In No. 21 they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at pick No. 52 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick121 Rnd4 Blake Miller
A reach for Blake Miller in the 121st pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick134 Rnd4 Terry Moore
A quiet steal in slot 134: Terry Moore for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick160 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A reach on DJ Campbell in pick 160; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Dane Key
Nothing to complain about; Dane Key went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick220 Rnd7 Sawyer Robertson
Taking Sawyer Robertson in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.