Luka67'S MOCK DRAFT

Luka67'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 3, 2026

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  • Luka67 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Gabriel Rubio Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Gabriel Rubio
DL Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions did enough to get by: C+.

Nobody else had Eric Gentry anywhere near the 186th overall pick. The Lions did, by 83 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

If Zion Young and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Zion Young
Zion Young in the 17th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick50 Rnd2 Monroe Freeling
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Monroe Freeling. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick118 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in pick No. 118 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick155 Rnd5 Sam Roush
Sam Roush at Round 5, Pick 17 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick186 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
They reached into another round for Eric Gentry, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jalen Catalon
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jalen Catalon in No. 203, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 Haynes King
Haynes King at the 212th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Gabriel Rubio
Value said wait; Gabriel Rubio in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. A minor itch, scratched.