LIONS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Detroit Lions

No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Lions.

by GranbomH · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 6 reaches
Value C
Need B+
Trades A
Future B-

The Lions torched the value chart for Jack Pyburn, taking him 70 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Jackson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Caleb Lomu · OT · rank 28
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Dani Dennis-Sutton · DE-EDGE · rank 83
A real head-scratcher, Dani Dennis-Sutton in No. 50 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
Jake Slaughter in pick No. 82 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Chandler Rivers · CB · rank 97
Chandler Rivers in Round 4, Pick 18 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 157
A wild overpay on Drew Allar in pick 128, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
R5.17 · Pick 157 · Bryce Boettcher · LB · rank 172
Bryce Boettcher at the 157th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.23 · Pick 163 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 161
A straight-up fair deal on Nate Boerkircher at slot 163, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.41 · Pick 181 · Aaron Graves · DT · rank 204
Aaron Graves at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R6.15 · Pick 196 · VJ Payne · S · rank 196
By-the-book stuff, VJ Payne at pick 196 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.24 · Pick 205 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 176
Circle this one: Domani Jackson at Round 6, Pick 24 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.32 · Pick 213 · Jack Pyburn · LB-EDGE · rank 283
They reached a country mile for Jack Pyburn at the 213th overall pick, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Noah Whittington · RB · rank 226
No edge and no loss on Noah Whittington in No. 222; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
R7.28 · Pick 244 · Kaden Wetjen · WR · rank 223
They robbed the room for Kaden Wetjen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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