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nightrain'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

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  • nightrain DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DET)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (DET)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DET)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DET)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bud Clark
S TCU
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DEN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (BAL)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Juice Scruggs
C
Players traded away
Head Shot
David Montgomery
RB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureB+
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Lions did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Delp pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Juice Scruggs pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 30 they get the heartbeat of the defense, outstanding value to boot.
Pick50 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in slot 50 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick116 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They took Parker Brailsford at par in the 116th pick, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Value with a capital V on Jack Endries in the 118th overall pick, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 Bud Clark
A tidy little value on Bud Clark in Round 4, Pick 28, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
Good price on J.C. Davis in pick 130, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
No drama and no debate, Domani Jackson went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Seth McGowan
They paid sticker price for Seth McGowan in pick No. 172, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bryce Boettcher in Round 5, Pick 35. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
They read the board right and Oscar Delp was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 212 with a little surplus value in Toriano Pride Jr.. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jeremiah Wright
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jeremiah Wright in No. 222. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.