757RavensFan'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Sam Brown Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Sam Brown Jr.
WR Miami
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Lions: B-.

The Lions treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 130 on Elijah Roberts a full 51 spots early. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. That Riley pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at the 28th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick60 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in Round 2, Pick 28 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick102 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They read the board right and Charles Grant was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Elijah Roberts
They reached into another round for Elijah Roberts, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley is a better player than pick No. 196 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick228 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing R.J. Mickens in pick 228. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick244 Rnd7 Sam Brown Jr.
Sam Brown Jr. at Round 7, Pick 28 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.