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

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  • SunDGod DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DET)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DET)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIA)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (PHI)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (MIA)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PHI)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Owen Heinecke Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (MIA)
Owen Heinecke
LB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Miller should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Christen Miller had no business being available in pick No. 98, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The Payton reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 17th pick they get the heartbeat of the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Nice patience on Brandon Cisse, who had no business lasting to pick No. 50. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick98 Rnd3 Christen Miller
They robbed the room for Christen Miller here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in Round 4, Pick 18 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick151 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at No. 151 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Cole Payton
Cole Payton in slot 157 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.