CHRIS737'S MOCK DRAFT
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CHRIS737'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 29, 2026

LIons Ultimate Draft

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devon Witherspoon
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jabari Small
RB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
Nobody dealt better than the Lions this weekend: B.

The Kalil Alexander pick is the one that will follow the Lions into the fall. They took him 80 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. However the rest shakes out, Campbell at that price is a win they earned.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. Adding Devon Witherspoon by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 17th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value.
Pick50 Rnd2 LT Overton
A premium they did not need to pay, LT Overton a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
They liked Jude Bowry enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 118. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick157 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Fair-plus on Charles Demmings, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
They left a pile of value on the table to take Aaron Graves this early at pick No. 181. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick205 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell is a better player than No. 205 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick213 Rnd6 Diego Pavia
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Diego Pavia. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
They reached into another round for Kalil Alexander, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.