Laione1997'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DET)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DET)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (DET)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Marcus Davenport
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureC
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Johnson: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Tez Johnson tumbling to the Lions in the 133rd pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The cost of the Ivey reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 28 they get a disruptive interior force at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
They talked themselves into Jared Ivey at the 61st pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick 80 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick101 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Nothing to complain about; Savion Williams went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They read the board right and Jake Majors was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 15. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at pick No. 133 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick198 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant slipping to the 198th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
The board fumbled Luke Lachey all the way to No. 227, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick230 Rnd7 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at No. 230 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
They paid up for Jaylin Smith at Round 7, Pick 28 when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.