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EMANPATSFAN'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 14, 2026

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Patriots 2026 Draft

  • EMANPATSFAN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Malachi Nelson
QB UTEP
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B.

The war room fell hard for Braylan Shelby, and it showed at Round 5, Pick 17: 39 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The Kilgore pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in pick 50 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Blake Miller
They took Blake Miller at par in Round 4, Pick 18, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
You do not let a safety like Jalon Kilgore reach slot 134 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick156 Rnd5 Braylan Shelby
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Braylan Shelby well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick187 Rnd6 Josh Moten
No drama and no debate, Josh Moten went about where he belonged in the 187th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick204 Rnd6 Trebor Pena
Trebor Pena in the 204th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Malachi Nelson
Malachi Nelson in the 222nd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.