Grading each Detroit Lions pick from the 2024 NFL Draft
Sixth Round, No. 189 overall: Mehki Wingo, DT, LSU
The Lions traded up again, sending pick No. 205 and pick No. 249 to the Houston Texans for No. 189 to get Wingo.
Wingo had third or fourth-round projections from many analysts. He is undersized (6-foot, 284 pounds), and he is coming off a fairly significant injury that cost him games last season. About that injury.....
Wingo had midseason surgery to reattach adductor muscles that tore off around his pelvis ... then returned to play in LSU's bowl game. A team captain, naturally.
— Will Burchfield (@burchie_kid) April 27, 2024
"I’ve seen the style of football the Detroit Lions like to play, and I’m glad I'm part of the club now." https://t.co/KEEyUz3gtT
According to Pro Football Focus , Wingo was tied for 48th among defensive lineman who played 20 percent of snaps with an overall grade of 77.6. He is a stronger run defender than a pass rusher, but the skill difference isn’t massive (75.0 run defense grade; 73.3 pass rush grade). Holmes noted the similarity to Josh Paschal, in terms of inside/outside versatility.
Holmes said he sees DL Mekhi Wingo a lot like Josh Paschal in that he can play inside and outside and really likes the rush aspect of his game.
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) April 27, 2024
Grade: A
Seventh Round, No. 210 overall: Christian Mahogany, OG, Boston College
Mahagony should not have fallen anywhere near this far. Perhaps he was knocked due to missing the entire 2022 season with a torn ACL, but he was a three-year starter (one at left guard, two at right guard) at Boston College otherwise and allowed zero sacks last season. He got top-30 grades (among guards) from PFF as a pass blocker (82.2) and a run blocker (74.5).
Detroit Selects G Christian Mahogany 210th Overall
— PFF College (@PFF_College) April 27, 2024
🦁 Only ONE Sack Allowed Since 2021 (711 Pass Block Snaps) pic.twitter.com/W6JyrMuePn
RD 6 | PK 210 - Lions: Christian Mahogany G, Boston College
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) April 27, 2024
With the 210th overall pick, the @Lions select the 3rd-highest rated offensive guard by the NGS overall score (79).
Mahogany jumped a 93rd percentile vertical jump (31.5") among his position at the Combine, helping him… pic.twitter.com/PK0kPlWVBf
At 6-foot-4 and 314 pounds, Mahogany moves very well and has a physical/violent streak to him (some "dirt bag" in him, as Holmes put it).
Jeff Risdon of Lions Wire, a noted lover of heavier rock/user of analogies rooted in that, likes Mahogany a lot.
Mahogany is best consumed while listening to Fear Factory cranked up to 11. He plays OG like a metal drummer attacking the kit. One of my favorite players in the draft https://t.co/yQQXQotINP
— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) March 3, 2024
Mahogany looks like the future right guard for the Lions, but he'll start out as the favorite to be the top reserve guard as a rookie.
Grade: A
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