B+
Detroit Lions
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Stukes: B+.
by SunDGod ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Treydan Stukes, pick No. 126, roughly 30 picks past where he belonged.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.
They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 17 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Nice patience on Emmanuel Pregnon, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Michael Taaffe in pick 95 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Treydan Stukes at slot 126 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
De'Zhaun Stribling at the 128th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A clean, defensible pick in the 167th pick with a little surplus value in Kage Casey. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 243 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.