Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2026 draft 55

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jerand Bradley Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Jerand Bradley
WR Kansas State
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Preston Hodge Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DET)
Preston Hodge
CB Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Preston Hodge Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Preston Hodge
CB Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Lions, and a C+ to match.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Lions spent Round 2, Pick 18 on Shamar Easter, a name most had 191 spots down the list.

Moore at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

So much rides on Kadyn Proctor that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
By-the-book stuff, Kadyn Proctor at the 17th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick50 Rnd2 Shamar Easter
A wild overpay on Shamar Easter in the 50th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers at pick 118 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at slot 156 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Derrick Moore
The board fumbled Derrick Moore all the way to pick No. 187, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick204 Rnd6 Jerand Bradley
Jerand Bradley at pick No. 204 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jamal Haynes
A straight-up fair deal on Jamal Haynes at pick 222, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Preston Hodge
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Preston Hodge well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.