andrewschoppe'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Lions draft with an opportune trade

  • andrewschoppe DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DET)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DET)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYG)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (CHI)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYG)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
John Metchie III
WR
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Tyler Shough at the Round 7 slot. The Lions jumped the board by 161 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Majors falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick63 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in pick 63 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jake Majors
The board fumbled Jake Majors all the way to slot 129, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 Connor Colby
They will replay Connor Colby at Round 6, Pick 19 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at the 222nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in pick No. 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick246 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at No. 246 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
A wild overpay on Will Sheppard in pick 247, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick256 Rnd7 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at pick No. 256 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.