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nightrain'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 29, 2026

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  • nightrain DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions let McAlister fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Lions' one glaring miss is edge rusher, a need they left exactly as they found it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that.
Pick50 Rnd2 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan in pick No. 50 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bud Clark
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bud Clark in the 118th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun slipping to No. 128 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick157 Rnd5 Isaiah World
A quiet steal in pick 157: Isaiah World for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Domani Jackson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Value with a capital V on Cole Payton in No. 205, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick213 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
They barely believed it either: Eric McAlister still on the board at the 213th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher at pick No. 222 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.