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jmomoney'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

DH Trade 2

  • jmomoney DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DET)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (HOU)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (HOU)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Sadiq should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kenyon Sadiq slide, and the Lions were the ones holding the card at No. 50. Highway robbery. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The cost of the Sturdivant reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In pick 17 they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq in No. 50 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Good price on Jermaine Mathews Jr. in the 165th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick203 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
They paid sticker price for Bryce Foster in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick212 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at slot 212 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joey Aguilar. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.