grady.s'S MOCK DRAFT
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grady.s'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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  • grady.s DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Quintayvious Hutchins Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Quintayvious Hutchins
DE-EDGE Boston College
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Lions.

The Lions did not so much draft Kalil Alexander as overpay for him, 75 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Clark pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In No. 17 they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Austin Barber
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Austin Barber well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Circle this one: Bud Clark at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst slipping to Round 4, Pick 28 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick157 Rnd5 Quintayvious Hutchins
Quintayvious Hutchins at the 157th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Fair-plus on Zane Durant, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jadon Canady. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander in the 213th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tyler Onyedim
They reached into another round for Tyler Onyedim, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.