LIONS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Detroit Lions

The Lions robbed the room for Bell. Final grade: B+.

by SunDGod · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 9 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

You could see the war room lean forward. Skyler Bell at pick No. 125 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.18 · Pick 50 · Lee Hunter · DT · rank 48
They took Lee Hunter at par in No. 50, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
Anthony Hill Jr. in slot 63 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
They will replay Jake Slaughter at Round 3, Pick 18 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Max Klare · TE · rank 78
Max Klare at the 95th overall pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 85
They robbed the room for Zakee Wheatley here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Skyler Bell · WR · rank 88
They barely believed it either: Skyler Bell still on the board at the 125th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 113
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Davison Igbinosun graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.17 · Pick 157 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 150
Jaeden Roberts at pick No. 157 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.23 · Pick 163 · Kage Casey · OT · rank 160
They did well to land Kage Casey in pick No. 163, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.41 · Pick 181 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 173
They let Aamil Wagner come to them and pounced at No. 181. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.10 · Pick 191 · Zane Durant · DT · rank 179
They read the board right and Zane Durant was the payoff at pick 191. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.24 · Pick 205 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 198
Nothing to complain about; Cole Payton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
R6.32 · Pick 213 · VJ Payne · S · rank 196
Quietly one of the better values of the day, VJ Payne at the 213th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Noah Whittington · RB · rank 226
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Noah Whittington. The roster fit checks out.
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