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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
London Humphreys Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
London Humphreys
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Lions.

For all the boxes ticked, the Lions skipped the loudest one: linebacker is exactly as bare as it was. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The cost of the Mesidor reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Delane falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick 17 they get an island corner, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in No. 50 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick118 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss in the 118th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
By-the-book stuff, Aaron Graves at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick186 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick No. 186 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick203 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
They jumped the gun on Daevin Hobbs, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick212 Rnd6 Isaac Smith
They took Isaac Smith at par in slot 212, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 London Humphreys
London Humphreys at the 222nd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.