LeonDePlata'S MOCK DRAFT
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LeonDePlata'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

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  • LeonDePlata DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DET)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Austin Hooper
TE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureB
The Lions fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Lions clearly saw something nobody else did in Kalil Alexander, taking him 104 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Montgomery. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
No edge and no loss on Gennings Dunker in pick 50; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at the 63rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at pick No. 118 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in No. 125 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Demond Claiborne. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kalil Alexander
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kalil Alexander. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick203 Rnd6 Tyren Montgomery
They robbed the room for Tyren Montgomery here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick212 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
By-the-book stuff, Kaelon Black at No. 212 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick222 Rnd7 Josh Moten
A tidy bit of business in pick 222, where Josh Moten graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.