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SamWyze'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 18, 2026

SamWyze Final Lions Draft 2026

  • SamWyze DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Lions torched the value chart for Blake Miller, taking him 29 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. Kilgore falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Blake Miller
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get an anchor for the offensive line, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas in slot 50 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jalon Kilgore at the 118th pick is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
No edge and no loss on Kaleb Proctor in the 128th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick157 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nate Boerkircher. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at pick 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick205 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A big swing on Kaelon Black at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick213 Rnd6 TJ Hall
TJ Hall at the 213th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
A premium they did not need to pay, Miles Kitselman a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.