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PorchMonkey'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 13, 2026

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  • PorchMonkey DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DET)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DET)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (BAL)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (BAL)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (BAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Lions let Stroman fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Jalen Stroman, the No. 171 name on the board, sitting there at No. 205 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
Value with a capital V on Jeremiyah Love in No. 10, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Good price on Dillon Thieneman in pick No. 41, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick45 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick188 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Nothing to complain about; Taylen Green went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jalen Stroman
Jalen Stroman at pick 205 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick222 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in slot 222 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.