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Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 6, 2026

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  • Cloud9blazers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DET)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (DET)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Players traded away
Head Shot
David Montgomery
RB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Lions this weekend: C+.

The Lions bet big and early on Roman Hemby, 135 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Thieneman value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In the 17th pick they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dillon Thieneman at the 50th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
They paid sticker price for Harold Perkins Jr. in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick118 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at Round 4, Pick 18 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Fair-plus on Demond Claiborne, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
They let Kevin Coleman Jr. come to them and pounced at pick 165. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell slipping to Round 6, Pick 7 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick203 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Toriano Pride Jr. at No. 203 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cole Payton well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick222 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.