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sgordon31'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

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Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DET)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DET)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DEN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Reese Taylor
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Graves: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Lions watched Aaron Graves slide 48 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Boettcher has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In pick No. 17 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A slide stopped in slot 62, with Gennings Dunker worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
Somehow Kamari Ramsey was still sitting there in the 94th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
They barely believed it either: Sam Hecht still on the board at Round 4, Pick 18. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130 Rnd4 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at No. 130 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155 Rnd5 Keylan Rutledge
The board fumbled Keylan Rutledge all the way to pick 155, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in the 168th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 Sam Roush
They will replay Sam Roush at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cole Payton well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves at No. 212 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick222 Rnd7 Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
A wild overpay on Joey Aguilar in the 246th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.