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Meat69420'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 14, 2026

Lions 2026

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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DET)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Lions reached some 36 spots for Mikail Kamara, and value like that does not grow back.

The Wright value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at the 18th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick50 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Nice patience on Anthony Hill Jr., who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick82 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Somehow Germie Bernard was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 18, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick118 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
They reached into another round for Mikail Kamara, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
A slide stopped in No. 128, with Tacario Davis worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at pick 157 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Louis Moore
No edge and no loss on Louis Moore in Round 5, Pick 23; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in pick No. 181 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick196 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A straight-up fair deal on VJ Payne at slot 196, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 205th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick213 Rnd6 Dae'Quan Wright
The board fumbled Dae'Quan Wright all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black in the 222nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.