SunDGod'S MOCK DRAFT
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SunDGod'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

no 1st, but pat surtain III

  • SunDGod DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DET)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DET)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (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
Harold Landry III
LB
Head Shot
Matt Nelson
OT
Head Shot
Pat Surtain II
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions robbed the room for Bell. Final grade: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Skyler Bell at pick No. 125 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
They took Lee Hunter at par in No. 50, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. in slot 63 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at Round 3, Pick 18 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Max Klare
Max Klare at the 95th overall pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick118 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
They robbed the room for Zakee Wheatley here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
They barely believed it either: Skyler Bell still on the board at the 125th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Davison Igbinosun graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at pick No. 157 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kage Casey
They did well to land Kage Casey in pick No. 163, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They let Aamil Wagner come to them and pounced at No. 181. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick191 Rnd6 Zane Durant
They read the board right and Zane Durant was the payoff at pick 191. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick205 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Nothing to complain about; Cole Payton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick213 Rnd6 VJ Payne
Quietly one of the better values of the day, VJ Payne at the 213th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Noah Whittington. The roster fit checks out.