I've learned not to draw too many conclusions on draft day, but at first pass I feel pretty damn good about the Lions' work.
Hutch and Jamo I think can be real difference makers at key positions. Sure Hutch isn't the most explosive guy around, but he's a great athlete, a smart player, and a big-time leader. Maybe not the sexiest #2 overall imaginable but I think the Lions definitely got on base here. WRs named Williams still kind of scare me, but I like that we got aggressive with Jamo. I think he's a killer player and we can certainly wait out his recovery. He and Amon-Ra give us a couple nice young weapons at a key position, and Chark is only 25 as well. Couple that with a strong line, some good RBs, and Hockenson - the offense is starting to really take shape here.
The rest of the crop I obviously don't know a ton about, but they strike me as good profiles at important positions. Linebackers and secondary will still be thin this year, but you can't fill every hole at once (and Quintricia left a lot of holes to fill).
It seems like we're paying a bit of a premium for character/leadership, which can be dangerous, but I kinda love it for this Lions build. You've got to overcome decades of losing culture and a pretty deeply-ingrained "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" mindset. You need some dawgs to get over those hurdles.
Curious to see which CFB QBs reveal themselves beyond Young and Stroud this year, as I feel like we'll be pretty well-positioned to package assets to go and get our guy next draft.
