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DtownMChuck'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2026

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    Lions
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DET)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Ethan Onianwa Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (LV)
Ethan Onianwa
OT Ohio State
Squirrel White Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BUF)
Squirrel White
WR Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Height should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Romello Height, Round 7, Pick 6, roughly 190 picks past where he belonged.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In slot 28 they get a cornerstone up front, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 David Bailey
Steal is underselling it; David Bailey at the 36th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They let Dillon Thieneman come to them and pounced at pick No. 59. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jermod McCoy
They barely believed it either: Jermod McCoy still on the board at the Round 4 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in pick 155 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186 Rnd6 Sonny Styles
Circle this one: Sonny Styles at No. 186 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at the 203rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Deontae Lawson
Somehow Deontae Lawson was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 4, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick222 Rnd7 Romello Height
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Romello Height in the 222nd overall pick, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick228 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Miller Moss in pick No. 228 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.