Trez'S MOCK DRAFT
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Trez'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 30, 2026

01/30/2026a

  • Trez DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Slaughter: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jake Slaughter at the 118th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On the needs board they went 3 of 9, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano at pick 50 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at the 118th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick155 Rnd5 Sam Roush
Fair-plus on Sam Roush, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick186 Rnd6 Zane Durant
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Zane Durant reach the 186th pick and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick203 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
They robbed the room for Xavier Nwankpa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
A reasonable price with a little left over, Robert Spears-Jennings in pick No. 212. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jack Velling
Jack Velling in Round 7, Pick 6 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.