Aikicoyote'S MOCK DRAFT

Aikicoyote'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 16, 2026

3rd Draft

  • Aikicoyote DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Tyren Montgomery
WR John Carroll
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyrique Stevenson
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Lions this weekend: B+.

The Lions ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Every board in the league had Kamara lower, and that gap is the story.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In the 17th pick they get a cornerstone up front, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
The board had A.J. Haulcy higher than slot 60, and the safety fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick118 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
Mikail Kamara in pick 118 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
They did well to land Nate Boerkircher in No. 157, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick181 Rnd5 Tyren Montgomery
Tyren Montgomery at pick No. 181 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick188 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
They robbed the room for Aamil Wagner here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick205 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
The board fumbled Josh Cameron all the way to the 205th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
A quiet steal in pick No. 222: Keyshaun Elliott for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.