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Final Two-Round Mock Draft Round #1 1. Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana 2. New York Jets: David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech 3. Arizona Cardinals: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame 4. Tennessee Titans: Arvell Reese, LB/EDGE, Ohio State 5. New York Giants: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State 6. Cleveland Browns: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State 7. Washington Commanders: Reuben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami 8. New Orleans Saints: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State 9. Kansas City Chiefs: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State 10. New York Giants: Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama 11. Miami Dolphins: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami 12. Dallas Cowboys: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon 13. Los Angeles Rams: Makai Lemon, WR, USC 14. Baltimore Ravens: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU 15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Miami 16. New York Jets: Vega Ioane, OG, Penn State 17. Dallas Cowboys (Trade w/ DET): Dillon Thieneman, DB, Oregon 18. Minnesota Vikings: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, DB, Toledo 19. Carolina Panthers: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah 20. Detroit Lions (Trade w/ DAL): Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn 21. Pittsburgh Steelers: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah 22. Los Angeles Chargers: Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State 23. Philadelphia Eagles: Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia 24. Cleveland Browns: CJ Allen, LB, Georgia 25. Chicago Bears: Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State 26. Buffalo Bills: KC Concepceion, WR, Texas A&M 27. San Francisco 49ers: Blake Miller, OT, Clemson 28. New York Jets (Trade w/ HOU): Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama 29. Kansas City Chiefs: Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M 30. Miami Dolphins: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington 31. New England Patriots: Chase Bisontis, OG/OT, Texas A&M 32. Las Vegas Raiders (Trade w/ SEA): Omar Cooper, WR, Indiana Round #2 33. Houston Texans (Trade w/ NYJ): Peter Woods, DT, Clemson 34. Arizona Cardinals: Malachi Lawrence, OT, Central Florida 35. Tennessee Titans: Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame 36. Seattle Seahawks (Trade w/ LV): Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State 37. New York Giants: Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech 38. Houston Texans: Emmanuel Pregnon, G, Oregon 39. Cleveland Browns: Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame 40. Kansas City Chiefs: Caleb Banks, DT, Florida 41. Cincinnati Bengals: Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas 42. New Orleans Saints: Zion Young, EDGE, Missouri 43. Miami Dolphins: Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson 44. New York Jets: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee 45. Baltimore Ravens: Jake Slaughter, C, Florida 46. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kyle Louis, LB, Pitt 47. Detroit Lions (Trade w/ IND): Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee 48. Atlanta Falcons: LT Overton, DT, Alabama 49. Minnesota Vikings: Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia State 50. Indianapolis Colts (Trade w/ DET): TJ Parker, EDGE, Clemson 51. Carolina Panthers: Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina 52. Green Bay Packers: Darrell Jackson Jr., DT, Florida State 53. Pittsburgh Steelers: Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU 54. Philadelphia Eagles: Gabe Jacas, EDGE, Illinois 55. Los Angeles Chargers: Gennings Dunker, OG/OT, Iowa 56. Jacksonville Jaguars: Christian Miller, DT, Georgia 57. Chicago Bears: Derrick Moore, EDGE, Michigan 58. San Francisco 49ers: Keylon Rutledge, OG, Georgia Tech 59. Houston Texans: Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech 60. Chicago Bears: Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia 61. Los Angeles Rams: Caleb Tiernan, OT, Northwestern 62. Denver Broncos: Mike Washington, RB, Arkansas 63. New England Patriots: Keyron Crawford, EDGE, Auburn 64. Seattle Seahawks: Connor Lew, C, Auburn Lions Remaining Picks 92. Detroit Lions (Trade w/ DAL): Sam Roush, TE, Stanford 93. Detroit Lions (Trade w/ LAR): Fernando Carmona, OT/OG, Arkansas 180. Detroit Lions (Trade w/ DAL): Isaiah World, OT, Oregon 181. Detroit Lions: VJ Payne, S, Kansas State 205. Detroit Lions: Malik Muhammad, CB, Texas 213. Detroit Lions: Cole Payne, QB, North Dakota State 222. Detroit Lions: David Oke, DT, Arkansas Lions Trades Dallas sends #20, #92, and #180 to Detroit for #17 and a 2027 6th Indianapolis sends #47 to Detroit for #50 and #157 LA Rams sends #93 to Detroit for #118, #128, and a 2027 7th

All of these reports reek of a team in the 20s hoping he’ll fall, so they leak information that is probably widely known (or irrelevant), hoping the bad teams drafting at the top of the draft get scared off.

There ya go.

I think they're just screwing around. The Lions social media team can be a bit ironic. I can't imagine this is how they would announce anything serious.

I think Faulk will be better than Paschal. He’s a one-of-a-kind prospect with the athletic traits and bull rush but lack of numbers, so it’s hard to comp him. He’s also only 20 years old. Doesn’t even turn 21 until two days before the regular season opener.

Charlie Campbell says he believes the Lions pick will come down to Kayden Proctor, Keldric Faulk, Monroe Freeling, or Jermod McCoy. Says Proctor and Faulk are 1a and 1b right now.

If they go double offense in the first round, they’ll take the skill player at 5 because there is no OT head and shoulders above the rest. But it’d be easy to see them go Delane or Bain or Downs with one of those picks too.

I don't think Robby will have left for more than a week. I've been in a job where the boundaries between life and job get blurred. It's not easy to take a vacation, let alone a sabattical.

It’s been almost 12 years since Mary Sue Coleman stepped down and the office hasn’t seen a whiff of stability since.

Llewyllen is a James Houston type, but with better motor, and I think a higher ceiling as an NFL player. I think if an EDGE makes sense at #50, Holmes will take him. But he’s a bit cornered into waiting until #50 because he doesn’t have a 3rd. If Colton Hood is still on the board, he’s a prototypical Lions corner. Physical man coverage, sticky downfield, probably going to gain a reputation for DPI and DH amongst officials… but he’d likely be the day one starting nickel and could easily slide to the outside next year if they either cut Reed or if Arnold doesn’t take a step forward.

Mock Draft 4.19 1. Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana 2. New York Jets: David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech 3. Kansas City Chiefs (Trade w/ ARI): Arvell Reese, LB/EDGE, Ohio State 4. Tennessee Titans: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame 5. New York Giants: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State 6. Dallas Cowboys (Trade w/ CLE): Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State 7. Washington Commanders: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State 8. New Orleans Saints: Reuben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami 9. Arizona Cardinals (Trade w/ KC): Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami 10. New York Giants: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah 11. Miami Dolphins: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU 12. Cleveland Browns (Trade w/ DAL): Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama 13. Los Angeles Rams: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State 14. Baltimore Ravens: Makai Lemon, WR, USC 15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon 16. New York Jets: Vega Ioane, OG, Penn State 17. Detroit Lions: Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia 18. Minnesota Vikings: Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn 19. Carolina Panthers: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah 20. Cleveland Browns (Trade w/ DAL): Omar Cooper, WR, Indiana 21. Pittsburgh Steelers: Blake Miller, OT, Clemson 22. Los Angeles Chargers: Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State 23. Philadelphia Eagles: Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State 24. Cleveland Browns: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson 25. Chicago Bears: Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee 26. Buffalo Bills: CJ Allen, LB, Georgia 27. San Francisco 49ers: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington 28. New York Jets (Trade w/ HOU): Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama 29. Arizona Cardinals (Trade w/ KC): Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Miami 30. Miami Dolphins: Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon 31. New England Patriots: Chase Bisontis, OT, Texas A&M 32. Seattle Seahawks: Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M 50. Detroit Lions: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee 96. Detroit Lions (Trade w/ SEA): Sam Roush, TE, Stanford 157. Detroit Lions: Max Llewellyn, EDGE, Iowa 181. Detroit Lions: Tim Keenan III, DT, Alabama 182. Detroit Lions (Trade w/ BUF): Keyshaun Elliot, LB, Arizona State 222. Detroit Lions: James Brockermeyer, IOL, Miami

I think I could have put it better. The Pitt remains one of my favorite shows of all time. I liked the finale a lot, and I agree that not every season can have a mass casualty event. They did a good job making it feel like the end of a shift (where some characters just disappear when the clock hit 7). It was just going to be a tall task to keep up with Breaking Bad. I thought Breaking Bad got better as the season / series ended. The Pitt stayed very good, but I just don’t think it quite matched BB’s level of television excellence…. For now.

Better Call Saul is better and I’ll die on that hill. Breaking Bad is about the arc from beginning to end. The character development is unmatched… But BCS on an episode-by-episode basis is just better.

I finished The Pitt season two. Excellent show but dropped down my list a bit at the end. Not a knock on the ending, it was a good season finale. But to stay in BCS/Breaking Bad territory, you have to continue to ascend.

It will surprise me if he lets the clock expire. But after about five minutes I’ll convince myself it’s a master plan and he’s actually brilliant for it.

That’s the goal of his statements. It does him no good to say “yeah we’ve got a big hole at edge and RT right now so you best believe, that’s what we are looking to fill at #17.” Then when they draft Freeling, it’s “he was just the best player on our board!” Campbell doesn’t believe in coach-speak but Holmes definitely engages in GM-speak.

Jalen Carter was street racing drunk drivers at over 100mph, then declined to render aid, and was arrested. In addition to the work ethic and locker room concerns (that have proven true). Bain effectively rear ended someone on a freeway, causing their death, and was cited. These are not in the same ballpark of facts.

There's a big difference between character/locker room concerns reflective of bad judgment and a legitimate accident. This sounds like a legitimate accident. He wasn't drunk, high, or driving recklessly. He was just at-fault in an accident, it happened on a freeway where everyone is going way faster than they consciously realize, and it tragically cost someone their life. I would sincerely hope it never happens to anyone I know, but I think a tragic accident could happen to anyone. I have no reason to doubt he's not sincerely sorry about it. And I don't think this is the kind of thing that gets guys removed from our board.

I think it's extremely likely they take an OT at #17 (or whenever they first pick). I've seen a couple mocks with Mauigoa falling to the Bengals at #10 or Dolphins at #11. If that happens, I wouldn't be super shocked to see us ship off next year's 3rd and some later round picks to move up... But I think they value Borom more than we do, for better or worse. I think they see him as an available stopgap if they don't go OT early. Holmes has quantified his number of "day one talents" before. Talked about Jameson Williams was one of their last day one talents, which is why they traded up. Talked about how both Gibbs and Campbell were day one talents on their board. If someone like Sonny Styles, Mansoor Delane, Caleb Downs, or maybe even Jeremiyah Love inexplicably fell into their laps, I think they pull the trigger on that pick, trust Borom can get it done, and maybe go get Cam Robinson or Jonah Williams on a one-year deal as an insurance policy or to at least add some competition to the room.

They’re just throwing noise out there. Which is fine.

Too much salt for my tastes. 🧂 🧂 🧂