Madden 22 Franchise - Lions GM

[MKnight82]

Season Awards - Year 3
Award	Team	Player	Position
MVP	Ravens	Lamar Jackson	QB
COTY	Panthers	Matt Rhule	HB
OPOY	Seahawks	Russell Wilson	QB
DPOY	Seahawks	Montez Sweat	DE
OROY	Saints	Pat McClain	QB
DROY	Falcons	Derrick Vernon	DT
Best QB	Seahawks	Russell Wilson	QB
Best RB	Cowboys	Ezekiel Elliot	HB
Best WR	Seahawks	DK Metcalf	WR
Best OL	Cowboys	Zack Martin	OG
Best DL	Seahawks	Montez Sweat	DE
Best LB	Rams	Leonard Floyd	OLB
Best DB	Buccaneers	Jordan Whitehead	S
Best K	Buccaneers	Joey Slye	K

[MKnight82]

Lions Roster Progression - Year 3
Offense Skill Players
QB	OVR	Change	HB	OVR	Change	FB	OVR	Change	WR	OVR	Change	TE	OVR	Change
J Goff	80	1	D Swift	85	5	M Winslow	75	2	D Ward	87	5	TJ Hockenson	86	1
G Clayton	68	3	B Love	71	2				A Tate	80	1	M Williams	75	1
			J Jefferson	68	2				Q Cephus	75	1	T Harrell	75	3
			R Turner	66	5				A St Brown	75	2	L DeMarco	69	1
									D Lawrence	73	4
									C Canidate	68	1
									R Harding	68	1
Offensive Lineman
LT	OVR	Change	LG	OVR	Change	C	OVR	Change	RG	OVR	Change	RT	OVR	Change
T Decker	79	1	C Freeman	82	4	F Ragnow	90	1	C Gilmore	79	2	P Sewell	82	2
C Okorafor	68	1	L Stenberg	68	1	T Driver	74	2	T Rudolph	65	2	E McCloud	67	2
												J Wilkerson	63	2
Defensive Players
LE	OVR	Change	DT	OVR	Change	RE	OVR	Change	LOLB	OVR	Change	ROLB	OVR	Change
D Osgood	78	3	O Bush	75	1	J McGowan	81	7	J Tavai	78	1	B James	77	2
L Onwuzurike	76	1	D Dishman	75	3	W McMullen	72	2	D Hancock	66	2	K Hawthorne	67	1
T Reveron	76	2	A McNeill	73	1	J Beard	67	2				M Marshall	65	0
			J Penisini	71	2	M Sharpton	65	2
			L Forbes	65	1
Defensive Players
MLB	OVR	Change	CB	OVR	Change	FS	OVR	Change	SS	OVR	Change
T Dunn	83	3	G Williams	80	1	Z Cobb	79	2	J Love	80	3
Q Williams	70	3	J Okudah	80	2	S Redwine	75	2	T Walker	75	1
			J Smallwood	77	2	M Webb	67	2
			D Long	75	1	R Wroten	63	1
			J Bush	72	1
			M Cole	68	2
			J Nance	63	1
Special Teams
K	OVR	Change	P	OVR	Change
I Nolan	73	2	J Fox	82	1

 

SS Love gained Star Dev. 

ROLB B James gained Star Dev. 

[MKnight82]

Cowboys beat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl 35-28. 

[MKnight82]

Player Re-Signings

K Ian Nolan (72) - 5 year deal, $1.4 mil salary, $1.0 mil SB, $1.75 Y1 cap hit, $11.8 mil Total REJECTED

- I tried another stab at this guy, and ya screw this guy.  

[MKnight82]

*TRADE*

Broncos Receive

QB Jared Goff (80)

 

Lions Receive

2025 Broncos 1st Round Pick

 

Goff has been top 10 in passing yards for 3 years in a row. The Broncos need a QB in the worst way.  He has 1 year left on his deal at $31 mil, I had to trade him now during free agency so someone would have enough cap to take on his contract. 

[MKnight82]

FREE AGENCY

LT Alex Daconti (68) - 3 year deal, $1.2 mil salary, $960k SB, $1.82 Y1 cap hit, $6.33 mil Total REJECTED

- He's only 22 years old, power scheme with 92 strength. I'm going to move him to Guard for depth. Well nevermind he signed with someone else. 

MLB Danny Gregory (71) - 3 year deal, $2.3 mil salary, $1.30 mil SB, $2.99 Y1 cap hit, $10.70 mil Total 

- Also 22 years old, solid run defender. 

K Will Young (75) - 5 year deal, $2.0 mil salary, $1.30 mil SB, $2.38 Y1 cap hit, $16.3 mil Total

- 94 kick power. 25 years old.  

 

Edited October 24, 2021 by MKnight82

[csp911]

On 10/14/2021 at 2:33 PM, MKnight82 said:

 

Mock Draft - Year 1 - Actual Results
Pick	Team	Position	Name	Height	Weight	Talent Projection	Actual Pick
1	Lions	DT	Orlando Bush	6'5"	291	Round 2-3	33
2	Bengals	QB	Carl Sullivan	6'1"	232	Top 5	2
3	Dolphins	LT	Derron Jarrett	6'4"	311	Top 5	1
4	Football Team	QB	Lane Elliot	6'6"	228	Top 5	4
5	Eagles	QB	Don Stearn	6'2"	232	Round 1	5
6	Panthers	QB	Ladarius Cummins	6'3"	229	Top 5	6
7	Giants	DT	Kamryn Jones	6'4"	308	Round 1	7
8	Vikings	WR	Darin Ward	5'11"	215	Top 5	3
9	Bucs	LE	George Young	6'3"	267	Round 1	9
10	Steelers	CB	Brandon Cheeks	6'2"	189	Round 1	11
11	Chargers	WR	Lloyd Wallace	5'8"	195	Round 1	10
12	Cardinals	WR	Mitch Medlock	5'11"	199	Round 1	13
13	Eagles	DT	Kyle Bennett	6'5"	309	Round 1	12
14	Jets	LOLB	Tahj McClendon	6'4"	259	Round 1	8
15	Bills	LE	Earl Chamberlin	6'2"	250	Round 1-2	14
16	Jaguars	MLB	Rafael Harrell	6'1"	249	Round 1	16
17	Texans	LG	Deandre Adams	6'3"	314	Round 1-2	17
18	Eagles	CB	George Rice	6'2"	183	Round 1-2	18
19	Falcons	ROLB	Phillip Wilson	6'4"	255	Round 1	15
20	Giants	WR	Chris Morrow	6'1"	187	Round 1-2	20
21	Browns	ROLB	Phil Walton	6'3"	251	Round 1	21
22	Lions	RG	Ray Tolbert	6'2"	317	Round 1	22
23	Titans	RT	Al Woods	6'4"	310	Round 1	23
24	Ravens	CB	Greg Westbrooks	6'1"	206	Round 1-2	24
25	Jets	CB	Kordell June	5'10"	202	Round 1-2	25
26	Saints	QB	Dean Hookland	5'11"	218	Round 1	19
27	Broncos	DT	Terrance Winthrop	6'3"	302	Round 1-2	26
28	Raiders	QB	Wade Young	6'3"	222	Round 1	28
29	Cowboys	HB	David Callaway	6'0"	199	Round 1	29
30	Patriots	MLB	Lynn Hanna	6'1"	233	Round 1-2	30
31	Packers	CB	Angelo Payton	5'9"	194	Round 1-2	35
32	Chiefs	HB	Cam Cheeks	5'9"	185	Round 1-2	32

 

So there were some exceptions but it was pretty close to form. 

Joey Burrow must be trash?

[MKnight82]

MAJOR FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

TE Darren Waller (95) - Cowboys - 4 years, $51.3 mil total

LT Tyron Smith (90) - Broncos - 2 years, $38 mil

LOLB Von Miller (88) - Falcons - 1 year, $20 mil

HB Jonathan Taylor (88) - Jets - 5 years, $33.4 mil

DT Fletcher Cox (88) - Eagles - 1 year, $11.5 mil

WR Odell Beckham Jr (86) - Eagles - 3 years, $44.1 mil

WR Tee Higgins (85) - Browns - 3 years, $34.2 mil

CB Darius Slay Jr. (84) - Bills - 1 year, $11.6 mil

WR Chase Claypool (84) - Titans - 3 years, $28.7 mil

RE Josh Sweat (82) - Colts - 3 years, $35.1 mil

[MKnight82]

6 minutes ago, csp911 said:

Joey Burrow must be trash?

Very strange pick.  He's their backup, he's thrown 5 total passes in 2 years. 

[MKnight82]

Mock Draft - Year 3
Pick	Team	Position	Name	School	Age	Height	Weight	Talent Projection
1	Bill	CB	Mitch Hancock	Georgia	21	6'1"	233	Top 5
2	49ers	RE	Rashad Melton	Tennessee	23	6'5"	267	Top 5
3	Texans	LE	Keith Borum	SMU	21	6'2"	252	Round 1
4	Cardinals	QB	Al Kelly	Stanford	21	6'4"	225	Top 5
5	Bengals	RE	Devin Altman	Florida	21	6'5"	279	Top 5
6	Lions	ROLB	Dionte Carroll	Louisville	22	6'5"	253	Top 5
7	Giants	QB	Justin Denman	Auburn	22	6'1"	221	Round 1
8	Jets	WR	Virgil Campbell	Stanford	22	6'1"	201	Round 1
9	Broncos	LT	Deontae Ricard	Miami	23	6'6"	337	Round 1
10	Raiders	RE	Jason Lawton	Wisconsin	21	6'3"	304	Round 1
11	Chargers	RT	Shareef Keyes	Virginia Tech	23	6'5"	305	Round 1
12	Buccaneers	WR	Taylor Ramirez	Penn State	23	6'2"	229	Round 1
13	Vikings	LG	Shawn White	FSU	21	6'3"	323	Round 1
14	Colts	MLB	D'Andre Bayer	Stanford	21	6'3"	235	Round 1
15	Bears	RE	Alexander Slay	Louisville	21	6'3"	267	Round 1
16	Rams	RG	Cody Brooks	Iowa St	21	6'2"	319	Round 1
17	Eagles	MLB	Aaron Bradley	Texas A&M	21	6'2"	249	Round 1
18	Dolphins	DT	Frank Pinkins	USC	21	6'1"	309	Round 1-2
19	Titans	CB	Shonn Babineaux	Virginia	21	6'2"	182	Round 1-2
20	Falcons	RE	Klay Peters	South Carolina	21	6'6"	292	Round 1-2
21	Football Team	LOLB	Bradley Cason	Ole Miss	21	6'6"	250	Round 1
22	Saints	MLB	Sean Jones	Florida	22	6'0"	240	Round 1
23	Lions	LOLB	Russ Wagner	Wisconsin	22	6'3"	243	Round 1-2
24	Steelers	RE	Trent Kennedy	Louisville	23	6'6"	298	Round 1-2
25	Jaguars	RE	JT Whitley	Ole Miss	22	6'5"	277	Round 1-2
26	Ravens	LE	Leon Thompkins	UNC	21	6'4"	268	Round 1-2
27	Panthers	CB	Marvin Baker	Tennessee	22	5'10"	202	Round 1-2
28	Seahawks	MLB	Eric Loud	Miami	22	6'3"	250	Round 1-2
29	Packers	MLB	Darryl Christie	Miami	21	6'0"	232	Round 1
30	Browns	CB	Kevin Springs	Auburn	22	5'10"	201	Round 1-2
31	Chiefs	CB	Luke Gray	Mississippi St	22	5'11"	185	Round 1-2
32	Cowboys	SS	Deionte Gholston	Clemson	22	6'2"	218	Round 1-2

[Danger]

3 hours ago, MKnight82 said:

Cowboys beat the Chiefs in the Super Bowl 35-28. 

Only in Madden.

[MKnight82]

I'm going to try to do the next draft tonight.  Still haven't worked on the big board yet, but its obvious I need to get a QB.

[Ty21]

On 10/23/2021 at 8:34 PM, MKnight82 said:

 

Season Awards - Year 3
Award	Team	Player	Position
MVP	Ravens	Lamar Jackson	QB
COTY	Panthers	Matt Rhule	HB
OPOY	Seahawks	Russell Wilson	QB
DPOY	Seahawks	Montez Sweat	DE
OROY	Saints	Pat McClain	QB
DROY	Falcons	Derrick Vernon	DT
Best QB	Seahawks	Russell Wilson	QB
Best RB	Cowboys	Ezekiel Elliot	HB
Best WR	Seahawks	DK Metcalf	WR
Best OL	Cowboys	Zack Martin	OG
Best DL	Seahawks	Montez Sweat	DE
Best LB	Rams	Leonard Floyd	OLB
Best DB	Buccaneers	Jordan Whitehead	S
Best K	Buccaneers	Joey Slye	K

Damn, Matt Rhule can run the ball too?

[MKnight82]

15 minutes ago, Ty21 said:

Damn, Matt Rhule can run the ball too?

lol

[MKnight82]

2024 NFL DRAFT

Time to set up another draft board. I targeted QBs heavily in scouting, and IMO this is a better class than last years. The top QB is legit, Mitch Hancock is only 6’1” but has Elite Throw power and ran a 4.67, which isn’t amazing but is enough to scramble if needed. Plus he’s 21 and has B throw deep, A throw mid, B throw short. He’s mocked to go #1 overall so if I want to target him I have to trade up. Al Kelly isn’t as good as Hancock, but he’s a solid option. He has Great Throw Power, 21 years old with A throw deep and B throw short. He’s not as fast with only a 4.73 40 time. Justin Denman has Solid Throw Power, so he’s not worth a first round pick. Those are the only draftable QBs. Hancock is a legitimate talent at QB and is probably who I need to target with my first pick. I’m not sure what it’ll take to get to #1 though.

I’d like to land a new starting RB. Byron Spencer is the top RB in the draft and is the fastest player of the position (perhaps the whole draft) running a 4.31, and was 1^st in 3 cone and 2^nd in shuttle.  He’s a serious homerun threat but I generally prefer power backs. BTW there are no RBs projected to go in the first round so any of these guys will be available at 23 if not the top of the 2^nd round. Joe Young is another speed back that’s good but slightly inferior to Spencer. Jay Parrish is 221 lbs with 26 reps and A trucking, but he only ran a 4.51. He’s a round 2-3 prospect, seems more like a backup than a starting option. Kyrie Lawrence is another Round 2-3 guy, he’s also 221 lbs, 29 reps and ran a 4.44. He’s an intriguing option. Johnny Bradham is a speed back, ran a 4.42 and would make a solid Day 3 pick. Its weird but most of the other RB prospects are 23 or 24 years old.

I could always use another WR even though its not a huge need. No one jumps out in the first round. Eddie Hannon is a Round 2-3 guy who ran a 4.40 with A deep route. He could develop into a legit #2 option or slot guy, and I’ve been lacking a solid slot WR. Glenn Barker is a Day 3 prospect with speed, at only 5’8” would be more of a slot guy. His release is terrible though. That’s it.  Probably the weakest WR class I’ve seen so far.

TE is definitely not a need but I never want to overlook any potential available talent. Jimmy Dansby is a projected Round 3-4 guy, and is pretty solid running a 4.64 with 25 reps. He’s a solid mid round target. He also has legit 6’5” 256 lbs size. He’s the only TE worth targeting in the draft.

There are 4 projected first round talents at LT, and they all suck. Caleb Cohen all the way down as a Day 3 prospect is the only draftable LT. 

At LG, the top prospect Shawn White is only 21 but has an F injury rating, which is a red flag. Also, he’s only 6’3” and I already have both starting Guard spots locked down, so he’d have to play Center long term. Not sure he’s worth a 1^st round pick. Gary Bruggeman is a solid Day 3 prospect.

In Round 1-2 OC Joe Edwards is pretty good but also has F injury rating. At 6’2” he’d have to stay at Center. He’s better than LG Shawn White. Edwards isn’t in the Round 1 mock so if he falls to 2 he’s an option to replace Ragnow eventually. Sean Valentine is a Day 3 prospect who’s not an elite athlete but has some solid run blocking skills.

RG Cody Brooks is pretty good but will get drafted too high for me to consider him. Mitch Williams is 6’4” 340 lbs and did an amazing 41 bench reps. He’s a Round 1-2 guy and could play RT.

RT Alan Sitton in Round 2-3 looks ok, solid athlete but I don’t know a ton about his skills. Mike Bush is smaller but is a better athlete than Sitton, he’s another Round 2-3 option. Chris Sheets in Round 3-4 also looks good, 34 reps with some good attributes. Wow Gary Smith is huge at 6’8” 334 lbs, 36 reps and has some good reps. Day 3 prospect but maybe I should consider him in Round 3, he looks really good.

I’ve spent a lot of draft picks on Dlineman already, so a first round pick on one doesn’t make a lot of sense. Maybe if there’s an amazing DT, but DE probably doesn’t make sense.

LE Keith Borum is amazing but is projected to go #3 overall.  I’d have to trade up for him, and not take a QB with my top pick for that to make sense. He ran a 4.53 and did 27 reps though. In Round 3-4, Rakkim Foster isn’t the fastest but did 30 reps and has good attributes. Marcus Sheldon is a Day 3 prospect, ran a 4.65 with 27 reps and good attributes. Another Day 3 guy, Mitchell Mohr, has great size at 6’5” 264, ran a 4.68, only 26 reps but great acceleration and B FM.

RE Rashad Melton is a top 5 talent but is 23 years old. Devin Althman is also a top 5 talent but only ran a 4.80 with 26 reps. Jason Lawton is 6’3” 304 lbs, he skipped the combine and is projected to go in the top 10.  He could make a good conversion to DT but I have too many needs to use a top 10 pick on a DT. Klay Peters is a much better athlete and would also play DT. He’s projected to go 20^th, I think I’d have to consider him at 23 if he fell.

DT Josh Bassey is projected to fall to the 2^nd and looks really good. 39 bench reps and a 4.77 40 time at 306 lbs.  He will be a top consideration at the top of the 2^nd. Ross Thierry looks like another good 2^nd round option, he’s a little weaker bench wise than Bassey but looks like a good speed rusher.

LOLB Bradley Cason looks like a DE/OLB pass rushing hybrid. He’d be solid value at 23 but would be kind of a luxury pick.

MLB Eric Loud looks really good, 4.53 speed with 28 reps, A hit power. He would have to play LOLB, which is a position that just doesn’t make much impact in sim. Most of the sim stats come from 2 linebacker sets, and Dunn and James are good coverage guys so they’re the ones going to be on the field. So although Loud looks great he’d be a huge luxury pick. I guess James could possibly move to SS. Cole Wood looks like a decent Day 3 prospect with 4.59 speed.  

ROLB Dionte Carrol is listed as a top 5 prospect and is probably going to be an elite pass rusher right away. Eric Jennings is undersized but could make a decent depth pick in Round 2-3 as he had a great combine. Blaine Hagans is a really interesting Round 3-4 prospect as he has some interesting attributes like A catch rating, which is pretty weird for a linebacker. He only ran a 4.74 but he did 29 reps. I read online that you can possible convert defensive players to offense this year after the new scouting reports. At 247 lbs I wonder if Hagans could play RB.

CB Shonn Babineaux had a pretty good combine running a 4.46 at 6’2”, but I don’t know much about his attributes. He’s projected to go 19 overall, he’s definitely a consideration at 23 and might even be worth moving up for.  I really need more talent at CB. Kevin Springs is projected to go in the 1^st, but he skipped both the combine and his pro day.  Too dangerous to target IMO. Marvin Baker could be a decent target in the 2^nd. Luke Gray had a solid combine and is projected to go Late 1^st, but again I know nothing about his attributes. Eli Arrington is 6’3”, average combine but that size makes up for that.  He’s a Round 3-4 prospect.

There are no Free Safeties worth drafting.

SS Deionte Gholston looks pretty solid, although I’d have to take him at 23.  SS is a need but I’m usually looking for a homerun in the 1^st and not just solid. I know pretty much nothing about his attributes.

So here’s the board:

Lions Draft Board

# on Board

Mock

Projection

Postion

Name

Height

Weight

Age

School

Att 1

Att 2

Att 3

40

Bench

Vert

Broad

3 Cone

Shuttle

1

1

Top 5

QB

Mitch Hancock

6'1"

233

21

Georgia

Elite TP

A TM

B TD

6th

2nd

6th

6th

2nd

2nd

3

4

Top 5

QB

Al Kelly

6'4"

225

21

Stanford

Great TP

A TD

B TS

9th

16h

5th

14th

3rd

1st

5

6

Top 5

ROLB

Dionte Carroll

6'5"

253

22

Louisville

A PM

B FM

B AWR

4th

7th

5th

4th

14th

15th

6

3

Round 1

LE

Keith Borum

6'2"

252

21

SMU

B AWR

C INJ

D HP

2nd

14th

1st

1st

4th

6th

7

7

Round 1

QB

Justin Denman

6'1"

221

22

Auburn

Solid TP

A TP

A TM

1st

1st

9th

7th

1st

3rd

11

13

Round 1

LG

Shawn White

6'3"

323

21

FSU

A RBF

B PBF

B RB

14th

9th

1st

2nd

2nd

3rd

12

Round 1

HB

Byron Spencer

5'11"

212

21

Utah

A AWR

B CIT

C TRUK

1st

24th

13th

28th

1st

2nd

14

21

Round 1

LOLB

Bradley Cason

6'6"

250

21

Ole Miss

B BS

B IB

C TKL

11th

1st

3rd

9th

3rd

9th

21

Round 1

HB

Joe Young

5'10"

200

22

Wyoming

A CIT

B AWR

B PB

2nd

22nd

3rd

15th

2nd

5th

25

32

Round 1-2

SS

Deionte Gholston

6'2"

218

22

Clemson

B HP

C PUR

C TKL

1st

6th

2nd

3rd

2nd

1st

26

19

Round 1-2

CB

Shonn Babineaux

6'2"

182

21

Virginia

A HP

B CTH

C PREC

18th

1st

4th

8th

5th

5th

27

20

Round 1-2

RE

Klay Peters

6'6"

292

21

South Carolina

A TKL

B PM

B BS

14th

1st

19th

10th

14th

2nd

33

27

Round 1-2

CB

Marvin Baker

5'10"

202

22

Tennessee

A HP

B CTH

B PRS

12th

14th

7th

29th

14th

2nd

36

28

Round 1-2

MLB

Eric Loud

6'3"

250

22

Miami

A HP

B IB

C PM

4th

1st

1st

1st

3rd

4th

38

Round 1-2

RG

Mitch Williams

6'4"

340

21

Florida

B RB

B PBP

C PBF

22nd

1st

30th

26th

9th

7th

39

31

Round 1-2

CB

Luke Gray

5'11"

185

22

Mississiippi St

A TKL

B BS

C PREC

8th

5th

27th

3rd

4th

7th

43

Round 1-2

DT

Josh Bassey

6'1"

306

22

Miami

A PREC

B PM

B AWR

1st

1st

2nd

9th

6th

1st

48

Round 1-2

DT

Ross Thierry

6'2"

293

22

UCLA

B FM

B PUR

C STAM

2nd

15th

1st

1st

1st

5th

50

Round 1-2

OC

Joe Edwards

6'2"

309

21

Michigan

B RBF

B PBF

B LB

7th

1st

1st

1st

1st

1st

52

Round 2-3

HB

Jay Parrish

6'0"

221

21

Notre Dame

A TRUK

D MR

F JUKE

17th

12th

6th

3rd

25th

21st

57

Round 2-3

HB

Kyrie Lawrence

6'0"

221

22

Florida

B TRUK

C CTH

F SR

8th

3rd

7th

19th

9th

19th

64

Round 2-3

ROLB

Eric Jennings

6'0"

227

21

Alabama

B HP

C FM

D STAM

2nd

5th

1st

1st

1st

1st

67

Round 2-3

WR

Eddie Hannon

6'1"

192

22

Michigan

A DR

A KR

C SA

4th

3rd

10th

18th

7th

11th

69

Round 2-3

RT

Alan Sitton

6'8"

327

21

Texas Tech

B RBP

C RBF

C PBF

31st

12th

6th

14th

17th

11th

70

Round 2-3

RT

Mike Bush

6'4"

318

22

Wisconsin

A PBF

B PBP

C RBP

12th

2nd

15th

2nd

2nd

8th

81

Round 3-4

CB

Eli Arrington

6'3"

198

22

Purdue

B BS

C PREC

D AWR

28th

23rd

6th

11th

3rd

10th

91

Round 3-4

ROLB

Blaine Hagans

6'1"

247

22

Iowa

A PREC

A CTH

B BS

13h

4th

10th

3rd

11th

7th

94

Round 3-4

TE

Jimmy Dansby

6'5"

256

21

Florida

A CTH

A CRY

B IB

5th

2nd

12th

7th

3rd

4th

98

Round 3-4

RT

Chris Sheets

6'5"

314

21

LSU

A PBF

B PB

B PBP

11th

15th

4th

1st

6th

5th

104

Round 3-4

LE

Rakkim Foster

6'3"

263

22

Washington St

B FM

B IB

C PREC

11th

5th

3rd

4th

17th

21st

119

Day 3

LE

Marcus Sheldon

6'1"

252

22

Georgia Tech

B FM

C PM

C PUR

5th

15th

7th

14th

2nd

12th

125

Day 3

RT

Gary Smith

6'8"

334

22

LSU

A RBP

B RB

B PB

17th

6th

26th

24th

11th

7th

133

Day 3

LE

Mitchell Mohr

6'5"

264

22

Virginia Tech

B FM

C AWR

D PM

7th

23rd

20th

5th

3rd

3rd

136

Day 3

OC

Sean Valentine

6'3"

319

22

Tennessee

B RB

B IB

A INJ

4th

3rd

15th

7th

5th

10th

141

Day 3

HB

Johnny Bradham

5'9"

210

22

Arizona St

A BRKT

A KR

C AWR

6th

20th

19th

13th

3rd

4th

143

Day 3

LG

Gary Bruggeman

6'4"

313

22

Wisconsin

A PB

B PBP

B AWR

26th

2nd

3rd

1st

3rd

2nd

152

Day 3

WR

Glenn Barker

5'8"

193

22

UL Monroe

C MR

D CRY

F RLS

15th

46th

27th

27th

1st

1st

164

Day 3

MLB

Cole Wood

6'1"

253

21

Clemson

B TKL

B PUR

C ZC

11th

19th

18th

6th

13th

6th

176

Day 3

LT

Caleb Cohen

6'5"

310

22

UNC

B AWR

C RBF

D PBP

2nd

9th

2nd

9th

9th

19th

 

Time to start the draft. 

So the options at the top of the draft are as follows: 

Trade up to #1 overall for QB Hancock or stay at 6 and take pass rusher ROLB Dionte Carroll. That's pretty much it. I really like Carroll but I have no starting QB and have spent several picks on pass rushers in the past few drafts, plus there's no guarantee Carroll drops to 6. Guess I gotta make a trade.

*TRADE*

Bills Receive

#6 overall (1)

#79 overall (3)

#114 overall (4)

 

Lions Receive

#1 overall 

 

Well that was easy.  Not the most realistic trade but I didn't get a lot in return when I traded down the past 2 years from #1 overall so I think it evens out. 

With the 1st Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

QB Mitch Hancock, Georgia

Strong Arm (75), Scrambler (74), Improviser (73), Field General (71)

- Hidden Dev! 94 throw power is great. 83 SPD, 87 ACC, 87 AG.  

 

I'm on the clock again at 23.  

Trading up twice in the first round in one draft isn't ideal, so I'm probably just going to wait till 23. 

LE Borum goes #3 to the Texans. QB Al Kelly is the 4th pick to the Cardinals, so I would of had to trade up for a QB no matter what. The Bills take ROLB Carroll at 6, ends up being a great trade for them since they don't need a QB and I think Carroll is the 2nd best player in this class. Wow QB Denman is gone at 7, three QBs in the top 10. RG White is the 13th pick to the Vikings. 

I've considered moving up to 19 for CB Shonn Babineaux, he has good size and CB is a need. However he had an average combine and I have no idea what his coverage skills are so its probably too much of a risk. 

Annnnd Babineaux goes 19 to the Titans. RE Peters goes 20 to Falcons. LOLB Cason goes 21 to the WFT.  The draft has pretty much gone according to script so far. 

Ok I'm on the clock at 23. 

The top players available are the stupid fast HB Spencer, the extremely athletic MLB Eric Loud, and SS Gholston who fills a big need in the secondary. Spencer isn't projected to go in the 1st round but sometimes guys go in the late 1st that weren't projected. Eric Loud isn't really a need, Gholston fills a big need. However, ROLB Ben James could move back to safety. Also, all 3 aren't projected to go for awhile so a trade down is possible. 

*TRADE*

Seahawks Receive

#23 overall

 

Lions Receive

#28 overall (1)

2025 3rd Round Pick

2025 7th Round Pick 

 

Hopefully someone just drafts Loud for me so I don't have to take him. 

 

CB Marvin Baker goes 26th to the Ravens. Ah crap HB Spencer goes 27th to the Panthers. 

 

I really think Eric Loud is the 3rd best player in this draft class but I don't really want to move Ben James to Safety and I know 3rd linebackers just don't play in simmed games.  

 

With the 28th Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

SS Deionte Gholston, Clemson

Hybrid (77), Zone (75), Run Support (73)

- UGH.  Normal dev. 90 SPD, 90 ACC, 90 AG, but what a mediocre pick. Crap. 

 

You know what, screw this I'm trading up for Loud. 

 

*TRADE*

Packers Receive

#38 overall (38)

SS Julian Love (80)

 

Lions Receive

#29 overall

 

I move up about 10 spots and SS was listed as the Packers #1 need. Unfortunately I will have to play against him twice a year.  Better than playing against Loud twice a year though. 

 

With the 29th Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

MLB Eric Loud, Miami

Run Stopper (76), Field General (76), Pass Coverage (72)

- OMG normal dev.  I give up. 

 

HB Young goes off the board, that basically screws me out of landing a new starting RB in this draft. CB Luke Gray is also gone. So is DT Josh Bassey, who will probably be better than both of the guys I took. 

Top players available are RG Mitch Williams, who would move to RT, DT Theirry who isn't really a need, ROLB Jennings who's undersized, and I really really don't need another linebacker now, and WR Hannon who actually fills a need. 

I think the pick is down to Williams vs. Hannon. Williams had a ridiculous 41 reps, but his attributes are average. Hannon ran a 4.40 with A Deep Route and A kick return, he's got some serious speed. He ran a 4.36 at his pro day too. 

 

With the 37th Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

RG Mitch Williams, Florida

Power (72), Agile (69), Pass Protector (64) 

- Normal dev. This is not going well. Only 93 strength for 41 bench reps?  Oh come on. 

 

I may consider moving up again if Hannon drops a bit. I have a bunch of mid round picks. 

 

*TRADE*
Eagles Receive

LT Taylor Decker (80)

#156 overall (5)

 

Lions Receive

#49 overall (2)

 

The Eagles have no starting LT on the roster. I'm going to move Sewell to LT so Williams can start at RT. 

 

With the 49th Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

WR Eddie Hannon, Michigan

Deep Threat (74), Slot (70), Route Runner (67), Physical (67) 

- The Normal Dev train continues. 91 SPD, 93 ACC, 90 AG. 

 

I've got picks at 70 & 74.  Let's see if I can continue this train wreck. 

 

With the 70th Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

TE Jimmy Dansby, Florida

Possession (74), Vertical Threat (72), Blocking (62) 

- Normal dev. Not a need but thought he was BPA here. 85 SPD, 88 ACC, 83 AG, 77 STR. 

 

With the 74th Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

ROLB Blaine Hagans, Iowa

Run Stopper (73), Speed Rusher (71), Power Rusher (69), Pass Coverage (64)

- Normal dev. Not sure where he's going to play.  

 

In the 4th I have picks 102 & 106. 

 

With the 102nd Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

RT Gary Smith, LSU

Power (71), Agile (66), Pass Protector (64) 

- THERE WE GO. HIDDEN DEV. Not an elite athlete but he's huge, 6'8" 334 lbs.  Not sure where he will play but welcome aboard. 

 

With the 106th Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

HB Johnny Bradham, Arizona State

Elusive Back (69), Power Back (58), Receiving Back (55) 

- Normal dev, needed RB depth. 90 SPD, 93 ACC, 90 AG. 

 

I don't pick again until 134 in the 5th. 

 

With the 134th Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

LE Rakkim Foster, Washington State

Speed Rusher (66), Run Stopper (62), Power Rusher (62)

- Normal dev, solid athlete.  

 

Two 6ths coming up, picks 166 & 175 but not a lot left on my board. 

 

With the 166th Pick in the NFL Draft the Detroit Lions select:

LT Caleb Cohen, North Carolina

Agile (64), Power (61), Pass Protector (58)

- Normal dev, more oline depth. 

 

There's no one else left on my board. 

 

Traded current 6th to the Browns for a future 5th. 

Traded current 7th to Colts for a future 6th. 

 

That ends the draft.  Definitely not a lot of star players but a lot of needed depth.  If Hancock turns out to be a stud he'll save this draft. 

Edited October 26, 2021 by MKnight82