nightrain'S MOCK DRAFT
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nightrain'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 26, 2026

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  • nightrain DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let Crownover fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Dametrious Crownover tumbling to the Lions in the 155th overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick No. 17 they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at slot 50 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick118 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
By-the-book stuff, Parker Brailsford at pick 118 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
They robbed the room for Dametrious Crownover here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick186 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
They let DJ Campbell come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Nice patience on Oscar Delp, who had no business lasting to No. 203. It fills a real need, too.
Pick212 Rnd6 Bobby Jamison-Travis
Fair-plus on Bobby Jamison-Travis, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick222 Rnd7 Bud Clark
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bud Clark at Round 7, Pick 6. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.