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Detroit Lions: Sam LaPorta, TE, Iowa - B Grade Iowa tight ends have worked well for the Lions before, so why not draft another one? I think Michael Mayer would have been the better pick, but LaPorta is a dynamic receiving threat who will make the offensive even more explosive.

Detroit Lions: Brian Branch, S, Alabama - A+ Grade Brian Branch's fall finally ends. He should have been taken off the board 20 picks ago, so I can't blame the Lions for leaping up 10 spots to select him. Branch is a very versatile defensive back who can play anywhere in the secondary, so he'll be a great fit for a secondary that needed one more piece. This is a great value selection, so I'm willing to give it an A+.

Detroit Lions: Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee - A+ Grade I absolutely love this pick. Hendon Hooker is a quarterback I had rated above Will Levis, who went way earlier than this. He's an athletic player with great passing ability, but he fell because he's a 26-year-old coming off a torn ACL. However, he doesn't need to play right away. The Lions can develop him and have him as the starter down the road.

Detroit Lions: Brodric Martin, DT, Western Kentucky - D Grade I don't get why the Lions surrendered resources to move up for Brodric Martin, whom I had in the middle of the third day. Detroit wanted a defensive tackle - Gervon Dexter was an option in the second round - but Martin is a reach. I love Detroit's draft, but not this pick.

B B- C A+ A+ D

the important thing is the sox lost again. 7-20!!!!! keep your eyes on the prize, people! **** them sox.

can we get robbie gould?

so we traded up for a guy with a 7th round grade... what? did he transfer from iowa or something?

that is the ultimate "trust brad holmes" pick.

omg. this would be AMAZING!

lol

are you saying im negative? i liked the hooker pick. and the branch pick.

nope. i would have given you props for admitting you were wrong.

you spent all day today telling me to trust holmes and then he did exactly what you said he wouldnt do. so why dont you love the hooker pick? its brad holmes! we must trust brad holmes! right?

if only i was smart enough to edit thar gif with the guy struggling between two buttons: one that says holmes never makes a mistake and the other that says holmes drafts hendon hooker. lol. day two of this draft has been AWESOME.

just imagine how many girls in detroit will be walking around with "Hooker" jerseys next year!

love it!

1) brad holmes will not draft a qb because we have jared goff and he's awesome; 2) the lions wont draft a mobile qb because that's stupid and see #1; 3) brad holmes is awesome and we shouldnt question his draft picks because none of them have been duds. ------ brad holmes drafts mobile qb hendon hooker. ------- i have questions! lol.

i like the hooker pick.

wait, i thought we were supposed to trust brad holmes...

so what? they can franchise him.

how can he? he's under contract for 2 years and the lions can franchise him if they want.

bertuzzi showing why he was worth a #1 pick. in fact, showing why he was worth even more...

its not the end of goff at all. goff will be here for two years and (hopefully) hooker displays enough ability to over then. if not, they can franchise goff or extend him. this gives them depth, which is a good thing.