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Yep'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

I gave it all I had

  • Yep DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (DET)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
CJ Donaldson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
CJ Donaldson
RB Ohio State
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Robert Spillane
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The CJ Donaldson pick is the one that will follow the Lions into the fall. They took him 91 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Everette.

Robert Spillane gives the group a proven body among the projects. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jake Slaughter
In pick 31 they get an anchor for the offensive line, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A wild overpay on Dani Dennis-Sutton in pick No. 50, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Daylen Everette in No. 95. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bud Clark
No drama and no debate, Bud Clark went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A reach for Aamil Wagner in Round 5, Pick 17; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick186 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A premium they did not need to pay, VJ Payne a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
A reach on Keyshaun Elliott in Round 6, Pick 21; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick203 Rnd6 David Gusta
David Gusta in pick No. 203 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick212 Rnd6 CJ Donaldson
They left a pile of value on the table to take CJ Donaldson this early at pick 212. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
They went early on Charles Demmings in the 222nd overall pick, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.