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WellOkay'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

First Mock Draft

  • WellOkay DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DET)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
Good, not great, for the Lions: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Lions did exactly that with Will Kacmarek in slot 186.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the 17th pick they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Max Llewellyn
A big swing on Max Llewellyn at pick 63, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at No. 118 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
They reached a country mile for Kyle Louis at Round 4, Pick 25, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at pick No. 131 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick155 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at slot 155 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Will Kacmarek
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Will Kacmarek. It fills a real need, too.
Pick203 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A reach on Kaelon Black in No. 203; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Charles Demmings
They reached into another round for Charles Demmings, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
Keyshaun Elliott in pick No. 222 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.