2017 Lions Draft Thread

[Old Lion]

Foreman has too many fumbles. We already have a turnover risk with AA, don't want to double down on that.

True. Hopefully it does not come down to him being the last one left. He is defintely choice 3 out of those guys. If it is something that is easily correctable it might be worth taking him if he slides and use him just as short yardage guy as that wont be many touches.

 

[Mebert]

Pick 79 I took Kareem Hunt. The trade back was a bad call. The run on DB's taken after that trade left the cupboard pretty bare, and I think I could have taken Hunt at 85. Should have just stayed and taken Williams in the second and been done with it.

 

[Mebert]

Pick 85 and 86 are Justin Evans and Adam Shaheen.

 

[Thruthefog]

Pick 79 I took Kareem Hunt. The trade back was a bad call. The run on DB's taken after that trade left the cupboard pretty bare, and I think I could have taken Hunt at 85. Should have just stayed and taken Williams in the second and been done with it.

That's it. You're fired.

 

[Old Lion]

Pick 79 I took Kareem Hunt. The trade back was a bad call. The run on DB's taken after that trade left the cupboard pretty bare, and I think I could have taken Hunt at 85. Should have just stayed and taken Williams in the second and been done with it.

Shit happens. Draft flow can be a bitch sometimes. I still like trading back, but not in the middle rounds.

Pick 85 and 86 are Justin Evans and Adam Shaheen.

Shaheen is a gamble that could pay off. I would probably have waited. Evans is OK.

 

[Mebert]

Shit happens. Draft flow can be a bitch sometimes. I still like trading back, but not in the middle rounds.



Shaheen is a gamble that could pay off. I would probably have waited. Evans is OK.

I think Shaheen will be off the board before the Lions second pick. I think I got him a full round late for this. However it is not a need, I thought about Duwane Smoot or Rasul Douglas. I felt both are projects with enough potential to eventually start

 

[Old Lion]

I think Shaheen will be off the board before the Lions second pick. I think I got him a full round late for this. However it is not a need, I thought about Duwane Smoot or Rasul Douglas. I felt both are projects with enough potential to eventually start

That is the buzz. And there is a lot of it. Right after the top 3 is what some are saying. I would not take the chance with an early round pick on a big kid that played against midgets. He is used to playing without fear. That may change when he starts getting hit by NFL caliber players. Maybe in the 4th round and certainly in the 5th it would be worth it.

 

[Rollingthndr]

Alabama LB Reuben Foster visited the Lions Friday.

The owners of the No. 21 overall pick, the Lions would seem to have little shot at one of the top talents in the draft, but Foster's medical concerns (shoulder) and trouble at the Combine could cause him to slip. Lions GM Bob Quinn recently said the team needs to get faster on defense, and an athletic linebacker like Foster would be a great place to start. Temple's Haason Reddick is another name to watch for Detroit.
Related: Lions

Source: Adam Caplan on Twitter

 

[Stomp]

Bored so i decided to do another mock up with a few trades

ROUND 1

1. CLE Mitchell Trubisky QB
2. CLE Myles Garrett DE *TRADE*
3. CHI Jamal Adams S
4. JAX Dalvin Cook RB
5. TEN OJ Howard TE
6. SF Leonard Fournette *TRADE*
7. LAC Malik Hooker S
8. CAR Christian McCaffrey RB
9. ARI Deshaun Watson QB *TRADE*
10. BUF Mike Williams WR
11. HOU Patrick Mahomes QB *TRADE*
12. NYJ Solomon Thomas EDGE *
13. CIN Reuben Foster MLB *
14. PHI Joe Mixon RB
15. IND Cam Robinson OT
16. BAL Corey Davis WR
17. WAS Derek Barnett EDGE
18. TEN Marshon Lattimore CB
19. TB David Njoku TE
20. DEN Ryan Ramczyk OT
21. NO Deshone Kizer QB *TRADE*
22. MIA Gareon Conley CB
23. NYG Jonathan Allen DT
24. OAK Marlon Humphrey CB
25. DET Taco Charlton DE *
26. SEA Garett Bolles OT
27. KC Jabrill Peppers S
28. DAL Takkarist Mckinley EDGE
29. GB TJ Watt EDGE
30. PIT Malik McDowell DL
31. ATL Budda Baker S
32. NO John Ross WR

ROUND 2

33. LAC Davis Webb QB *TRADE*
34. NYJ Quincy Wilson CB*
35. JAX Evan Engram TE
36. CHI Brad Kaaya QB
37. LAR Forrest Lamp OG
38. NYJ Zay Jones WR*
39. NYJ Zach Cunningham LB
40. CAR Haason Reddick EDGE
41. CIN Curtis Samuel RB/WR
42. NO Carl Lawson EDGE
43. PHI JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
44. BUF Dan Feeney OG
45. CIN Ethan Pocic C/OG*
46. IND Alvin Kamara RB
47. BAL Charles Harris EDGE
48. MIN Dorian Johnson OG
49. WAS D'onta Foreman RB
50. TB Teez Tabor CB
51. DEN Chris Godwin WR
52. SF Chad Hansen WR*
53. DET Jarrad Davis LB
54. MIA Tyus Bowser DE
55. NYG Dion Dawkins OG/OT
56. OAK Caleb Brantley DT
57. DET Obi Melifonwu S*
58. SEA TreDavious White CB
59. KC Montravius Adams DT
60. DAL Desmond King S/CB
61. GB Samaje Perine RB
62. PIT Kevin King CB
63. ATL Chris Wormley DT
64. CAR Adoree Jackson CB

ROUND 3

65. SF Tim Williams EDGE*
66. SF Pat Elflein OG/C
67. CHI Bucky Hodges TE
68. JAX Taylor Moton OG/OT
69. LAR Antonio Garcia OT
70. NYJ Eddie Jackson S
71. LAC Tanoh Kpassagnon DT
72. NE Chidobe Awuzie CB
73. CIN Jordan Willis EDGE
74. BAL Marcus Williams S
75. BUF Kendell Beckwith LB
76. NO Jaleel Johnson DT
77. ARI Jake Butt TE
78. BAL Kareem Hunt RB
79. IND Fabian Moreau CB
80. MIN Brian Hill RB
81. WAS Cooper Kupp WR
82. DEN Derek Rivers EDGE
83. TEN DeMarcus Walker EDGE
84. TB James Connor RB
85. DET Larry Ogunjobi DT
86. MIN Dalvin Tomlinson DT
87. NYG Jourdan Lewis CB
88. OAK Wayne Gallman RB
89. HOU Jordan Leggett TE
90. SEA Nico Siragusa OG
91. KC Marlon Mack RB
92. DAL Dede Westbrook WR
93. GB Isaac Asiata OG/C
94. PIT Raekwon McMillan LB
95. ATL Dawuane Smoot EDGE
96. NE Carlos Watkins DT
97. MIA Alex Anzalone LB
98. CAR Roderick Johnson OT
99. PHI Danny Isidora OG
100. TEN Tanzel Smart DT
101. DEN Gerald Everett TE
102. SEA Adam Shaheen TE
103. NO Ahkello Witherspoon CB
104. KC ArDarius Stewart WR
105. PIT Jeremy McNichols RB
106. SEA Ryan Anderson EDGE
107. NYJ Joe Williams RB

 

[Old Lion]

Walter Footballs latest consensus mock has us taking Reddick and M Adams in the first 2 rounds.

That was my picks a few weeks ago. I would still be OK with that even though I have changed back and forth. Glad to see they are finally catching up.

 

[Rollingthndr]

Walter Footballs latest consensus mock has us taking Reddick and M Adams in the first 2 rounds.

That was my picks a few weeks ago. I would still be OK with that even though I have changed back and forth. Glad to see they are finally catching up.

I'm still not sure about Reddick.

Dude gives me that Aaron Curry vibe.

 

[Old Lion]

I'm still not sure about Reddick.

Dude gives me that Aaron Curry vibe.

There is some risk there. We will need a LB, DB, DL in the first 3 or 4 rounds. A LB in the first 2 rds really. I am hoping we trade back with GB. The whole world knows they have a boner for Watt. We could easily get an extra round 3 pick out of this.

We might not get Reddick, Heck he might be gone before our pick anyway. We could easily end up with Davis later in the first or Mitchell as there is a chance Mitchell may be there at 53 anyway and we could take a DB or DE in late round 1. Raiders are also a potential trade partner. They are looking at the same guys we are in the first couple rounds.

 

[RobBase]

Alabama LB Reuben Foster visited the Lions Friday.

The owners of the No. 21 overall pick, the Lions would seem to have little shot at one of the top talents in the draft, but Foster's medical concerns (shoulder) and trouble at the Combine could cause him to slip. Lions GM Bob Quinn recently said the team needs to get faster on defense, and an athletic linebacker like Foster would be a great place to start. Temple's Haason Reddick is another name to watch for Detroit.
Related: Lions

Source: Adam Caplan on Twitter

Raekwon McMillan has really grown on me too.

 

[RobBase]

Bored so i decided to do another mock up with a few trades

ROUND 1

1. CLE Mitchell Trubisky QB
2. CLE Myles Garrett DE *TRADE*
3. CHI Jamal Adams S
4. JAX Dalvin Cook RB
5. TEN OJ Howard TE
6. SF Leonard Fournette *TRADE*
7. LAC Malik Hooker S
8. CAR Christian McCaffrey RB
9. ARI Deshaun Watson QB *TRADE*
10. BUF Mike Williams WR
11. HOU Patrick Mahomes QB *TRADE*
12. NYJ Solomon Thomas EDGE *
13. CIN Reuben Foster MLB *
14. PHI Joe Mixon RB
15. IND Cam Robinson OT
16. BAL Corey Davis WR
17. WAS Derek Barnett EDGE
18. TEN Marshon Lattimore CB
19. TB David Njoku TE
20. DEN Ryan Ramczyk OT
21. NO Deshone Kizer QB *TRADE*
22. MIA Gareon Conley CB
23. NYG Jonathan Allen DT
24. OAK Marlon Humphrey CB
25. DET Taco Charlton DE *
26. SEA Garett Bolles OT
27. KC Jabrill Peppers S
28. DAL Takkarist Mckinley EDGE
29. GB TJ Watt EDGE
30. PIT Malik McDowell DL
31. ATL Budda Baker S
32. NO John Ross WR

ROUND 2

33. LAC Davis Webb QB *TRADE*
34. NYJ Quincy Wilson CB*
35. JAX Evan Engram TE
36. CHI Brad Kaaya QB
37. LAR Forrest Lamp OG
38. NYJ Zay Jones WR*
39. NYJ Zach Cunningham LB
40. CAR Haason Reddick EDGE
41. CIN Curtis Samuel RB/WR
42. NO Carl Lawson EDGE
43. PHI JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
44. BUF Dan Feeney OG
45. CIN Ethan Pocic C/OG*
46. IND Alvin Kamara RB
47. BAL Charles Harris EDGE
48. MIN Dorian Johnson OG
49. WAS D'onta Foreman RB
50. TB Teez Tabor CB
51. DEN Chris Godwin WR
52. SF Chad Hansen WR*
53. DET Jarrad Davis LB
54. MIA Tyus Bowser DE
55. NYG Dion Dawkins OG/OT
56. OAK Caleb Brantley DT
57. DET Obi Melifonwu S*
58. SEA TreDavious White CB
59. KC Montravius Adams DT
60. DAL Desmond King S/CB
61. GB Samaje Perine RB
62. PIT Kevin King CB
63. ATL Chris Wormley DT
64. CAR Adoree Jackson CB

ROUND 3

65. SF Tim Williams EDGE*
66. SF Pat Elflein OG/C
67. CHI Bucky Hodges TE
68. JAX Taylor Moton OG/OT
69. LAR Antonio Garcia OT
70. NYJ Eddie Jackson S
71. LAC Tanoh Kpassagnon DT
72. NE Chidobe Awuzie CB
73. CIN Jordan Willis EDGE
74. BAL Marcus Williams S
75. BUF Kendell Beckwith LB
76. NO Jaleel Johnson DT
77. ARI Jake Butt TE
78. BAL Kareem Hunt RB
79. IND Fabian Moreau CB
80. MIN Brian Hill RB
81. WAS Cooper Kupp WR
82. DEN Derek Rivers EDGE
83. TEN DeMarcus Walker EDGE
84. TB James Connor RB
85. DET Larry Ogunjobi DT
86. MIN Dalvin Tomlinson DT
87. NYG Jourdan Lewis CB
88. OAK Wayne Gallman RB
89. HOU Jordan Leggett TE
90. SEA Nico Siragusa OG
91. KC Marlon Mack RB
92. DAL Dede Westbrook WR
93. GB Isaac Asiata OG/C
94. PIT Raekwon McMillan LB
95. ATL Dawuane Smoot EDGE
96. NE Carlos Watkins DT
97. MIA Alex Anzalone LB
98. CAR Roderick Johnson OT
99. PHI Danny Isidora OG
100. TEN Tanzel Smart DT
101. DEN Gerald Everett TE
102. SEA Adam Shaheen TE
103. NO Ahkello Witherspoon CB
104. KC ArDarius Stewart WR
105. PIT Jeremy McNichols RB
106. SEA Ryan Anderson EDGE
107. NYJ Joe Williams RB

Only way Obi lasts that long is if he gets mowed down by an ISIS truck as he's walking into the draft.

 

[Mebert]

Pick 127 I used on Brendan Langley, high potential CB, but I doubt he is productive for a few years.

 

[RobBase]

We might really benefit from the QB class in this draft. Not a lot of top 10 types, more so 4-5 guys who might start flying off the board in the 12-25 range.

 

[Stomp]

Reuben Foster rotator cuff not healed at combine re-check, may need another surgery

 

[Rollingthndr]

Reuben Foster rotator cuff not healed at combine re-check, may need another surgery

That is cool. Fall to the Lions @ #21. PUP the first 6 weeks and then dominate for us thereafter.

 

[Rollingthndr]

Raekwon McMillan has really grown on me too.

Not sure about that dude. As long as he is fast and a thumper. We need him.

 

[gandydancer]

Raekwon McMillan has really grown on me too.

This is the LB I prefer. Everybody will call him a reach in the 1st without trading back and no way he's there for us in the second.