Luka67'S MOCK DRAFT
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Luka67'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 9, 2026

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  • Luka67 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B-.

The Lions treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 222 on Eric Gentry a full 45 spots early. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

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

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the 17th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Nothing to complain about; Jake Slaughter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kyle Louis. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick155 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at pick No. 155 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
A tidy little value on Thaddeus Dixon in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick203 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
Keyron Crawford at No. 203 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 Will Kacmarek
Value said wait; Will Kacmarek in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They reached a country mile for Eric Gentry at the 222nd pick, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.