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Chippy'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2026

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Mock drafts from Chippy

01/28/2026C

  • Chippy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Bryant
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Lions robbed the room for Hunter. Final grade: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Lions watched Lee Hunter slide 152 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They are betting World proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In No. 28 they get a wrecking ball inside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They took Jake Slaughter at par in the 50th pick, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Isaiah World
They liked Isaiah World enough to skip the value, taking him in the 59th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Dillon Thieneman
They will replay Dillon Thieneman at slot 118 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick155 Rnd5 Michael Taaffe
They robbed the room for Michael Taaffe here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick186 Rnd6 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at pick No. 186 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Deontae Lawson
Steal is underselling it; Deontae Lawson at Round 6, Pick 24 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Eli Stowers
Circle this one: Eli Stowers at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick222 Rnd7 Lee Hunter
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Lee Hunter in Round 7, Pick 6, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.