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Packerdeeznuts 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

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Draft Selections
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jadarian Price at the 17th pick is 35 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jadarian Price
In the 17th overall pick they get a workhorse for the backfield, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 50, where Anthony Hill Jr. graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
Malachi Lawrence in Round 4, Pick 18 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick155 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They talked themselves into Zane Durant at No. 155, and the board did not agree. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick186 Rnd6 David Gusta
A reach on David Gusta in slot 186; the board had better options right there. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick203 Rnd6 VJ Payne
Fair-plus on VJ Payne, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the 212th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 John Michael Gyllenborg
A wild overpay on John Michael Gyllenborg in pick 222, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.