SunDGod'S MOCK DRAFT
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SunDGod'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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    Lions
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
McCoy should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Lions watched Jermod McCoy slide 195 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 David Bailey
In No. 17 they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
They robbed the room for Spencer Fano here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Mansoor Delane
Circle this one: Mansoor Delane at pick No. 118 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jordyn Tyson
The board fumbled Jordyn Tyson all the way to the 128th pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick157 Rnd5 Kenyon Sadiq
A tight end of that caliber at pick 157 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181 Rnd5 Kayden McDonald
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kayden McDonald reach slot 181 and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick205 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
Somehow Akheem Mesidor was still sitting there in the 205th overall pick, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at slot 222 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.