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Aikicoyote'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 16, 2026

3rd Draft

  • Aikicoyote DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DET)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DET)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DET)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Tyren Montgomery
WR John Carroll
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Players Gained
Head Shot
DaRon Bland
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Lions this weekend: B+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Domonique Orange tumbling to the Lions in the 112th overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

If Tucker pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The phones were where this weekend was really won. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a blindside protector, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen at No. 50 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick112 Rnd4 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at the 112th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
The board had Bishop Fitzgerald higher than the Round 4 slot, and the safety fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker at pick 128 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher at Round 5, Pick 12 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer in the 157th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick177 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Aamil Wagner at No. 177 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd5 Tyren Montgomery
A tidy bit of business in slot 181, where Tyren Montgomery graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Seth McGowan
Value with a capital V on Seth McGowan in pick No. 188, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
They robbed the room for Ted Hurst here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jadon Canady in the 212th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in slot 222 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.