LIONS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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Detroit Lions

The Lions lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

by Krypto74 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 0 steals · 8 reaches
Value D
Need B
Trades D-
Future B-

There is reaching, and then there is Khordae Sydnor at Round 6, Pick 24. The Lions jumped the board by 243 and dared it to prove them wrong. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · KC Concepcion · WR · rank 27
In pick No. 30 they get a difference-maker at receiver. A real need, handled.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Parker Brailsford · C · rank 124
A tidy little value on Parker Brailsford in slot 128, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Isaiah World · OT · rank 141
Isaiah World at the 147th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.41 · Pick 181 · Diego Pavia · QB · rank 230
They reached a country mile for Diego Pavia at No. 181, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Toriano Pride Jr. · CB · rank 206
This one needs a full-page explanation: Toriano Pride Jr. in the Round 6 slot, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.24 · Pick 205 · Khordae Sydnor · DL-EDGE · rank 448
A wild overpay on Khordae Sydnor in pick 205, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.28 · Pick 209 · Dominic Zvada · PK · rank 302
They talked themselves into Dominic Zvada at No. 209, and the board did not agree. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.32 · Pick 213 · Nolan Rucci · OT · rank 250
They reached into another round for Nolan Rucci, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Aidan Hubbard · DE-EDGE · rank 361
Aidan Hubbard at the 222nd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Eric Gentry · LB · rank 353
A real head-scratcher, Eric Gentry in slot 223 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Dijon Johnson · CB · rank 283
Value said wait; Dijon Johnson in pick No. 227 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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