mmowery2323'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • mmowery2323 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DET)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DET)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Braden Fiske, 46 picks early at Round 4, Pick 30. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The King steal is the beam this whole class leans on. With safety, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on interior defensive lineman is the choice that costs them. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold in pick 30 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kalen King
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 20 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They took Zak Zinter at par in No. 93, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Braden Fiske
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Braden Fiske adds an interior defensive lineman and leaves safety, linebacker and other spots untouched.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Fair-plus on Ben Sinnott, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Nelson Ceaser
They jumped the gun on Nelson Ceaser, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick251 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
Nothing to complain about; Joshua Gray went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.