LIONS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Detroit Lions

The Lions won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

by ScholarlyViking · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A-

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Wesley Williams in slot 256, a good 56 spots before the room expected him.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They banked enough surplus on Tiernan to cover a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.26 · Pick 26 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
In No. 26 they get the heartbeat of the defense. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Chase Bisontis · OG · rank 70
Chase Bisontis in pick 63 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.27 · Pick 91 · Caleb Tiernan · OT · rank 54
Caleb Tiernan at pick No. 91 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Nadame Tucker · DE-EDGE · rank 172
Nadame Tucker at the 118th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Malik Muhammad · CB · rank 99
Somehow Malik Muhammad was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 137
A straight-up fair deal on DeMonte Capehart at Round 4, Pick 31, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.17 · Pick 157 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 188
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ephesians Prysock in pick 157, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.41 · Pick 181 · Ar'maj Reed-Adams · OG · rank 169
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in Round 5, Pick 41 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.24 · Pick 205 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 187
Jeff Caldwell at the 205th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.32 · Pick 213 · Eric McAlister · WR · rank 195
Circle this one: Eric McAlister at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Keyshaun Elliott · LB · rank 217
They did well to land Keyshaun Elliott in the 222nd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R7.40 · Pick 256 · Wesley Williams · DE-EDGE · rank 312
Wesley Williams in pick No. 256 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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