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wreeder36'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 30, 2026

LIONS 4/30/2026

  • wreeder36 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DET)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonah Jackson
OG
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions turned the phones into found money: B.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Jake Slaughter, the No. 58 name on the board, sitting there at No. 89 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The cost of the Pavia reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. is a better player than the 50th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick57 Rnd2 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at No. 57 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick60 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
They reached into another round for Dani Dennis-Sutton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Value with a capital V on Treydan Stukes in the 82nd overall pick, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at slot 89 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bud Clark
A quiet steal in the 118th pick: Bud Clark for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis at pick 128 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick157 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses at Round 5, Pick 17 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Value said wait; Taylen Green in No. 163 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick181 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in the Round 5 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick205 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at the 205th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jimmy Rolder
They reached a country mile for Jimmy Rolder at No. 213, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia in pick No. 222 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
A real head-scratcher, Jack Kelly in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.