LIONS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Detroit Lions

The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

by ScholarlyViking · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 7 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A
Future C+

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Ar'maj Reed-Adams in pick No. 127, a good 39 spots before the room expected him. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wagner. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.26 · Pick 26 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 22
In the 26th pick they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 39
Anthony Hill Jr. at the 50th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Dani Dennis-Sutton · DE-EDGE · rank 82
They talked themselves into Dani Dennis-Sutton at Round 2, Pick 19, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.27 · Pick 91 · Genesis Smith · S · rank 97
No edge and no loss on Genesis Smith in pick 91; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 112
They went early on Ted Hurst in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 139
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dametrious Crownover in slot 118, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.27 · Pick 127 · Ar'maj Reed-Adams · OG · rank 166
They reached into another round for Ar'maj Reed-Adams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.17 · Pick 157 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 186
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ephesians Prysock. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.23 · Pick 163 · VJ Payne · S · rank 191
A big swing on VJ Payne at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.41 · Pick 181 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 169
They let Aamil Wagner come to them and pounced at the 181st overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.24 · Pick 205 · Patrick Payton · DL-EDGE · rank 244
Patrick Payton at slot 205 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Jaren Kanak · TE · rank 220
Jaren Kanak in No. 222 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
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