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RUN ON FEB 17, 2026

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Detroit Lions 7.0

  • Laione97 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DET)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DET)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (LV)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Lions for Lee III: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Will Lee III had no business being available in the 155th pick, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The cost of the Zuhn III reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
They liked Gennings Dunker enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 4. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at No. 67 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jacob Rodriguez in slot 102. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Will Lee III
A cornerback of that caliber at the 155th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trey Zuhn III this early at the Round 6 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
No drama and no debate, Miles Kitselman went about where he belonged in pick 203. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick212 Rnd6 Miller Moss
Miller Moss at pick No. 212 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick222 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at the 222nd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.