DZY'S MOCK DRAFT
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DZY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 20, 2026

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  • DZY DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DET)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Quintayvious Hutchins Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (DET)
Quintayvious Hutchins
DE-EDGE Boston College
Clayton Smith Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Clayton Smith
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DET)
Khordae Sydnor
DL-EDGE Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Quintayvious Hutchins Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Quintayvious Hutchins
DE-EDGE Boston College
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Khordae Sydnor
DL-EDGE Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (GB)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Henry To'oTo'o
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueD- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions worked the phones like thieves and earned a B-.

The Lions went off the board in a big way for Clayton Smith, 234 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Anderson. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Derrick Moore
In slot 28 they get juice off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gennings Dunker. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caden Curry
They reached into another round for Caden Curry, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at Round 4, Pick 18 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick120 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
A wild overpay on Max Llewellyn in No. 120, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Chris McClellan
No drama and no debate, Chris McClellan went about where he belonged in pick No. 128. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick157 Rnd5 Trey Moore
Trey Moore in slot 157 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Quintayvious Hutchins
They talked themselves into Quintayvious Hutchins at the 160th pick, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd5 Clayton Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Clayton Smith well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson at the 205th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick243 Rnd7 Khordae Sydnor
Khordae Sydnor at pick No. 243 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.