ChefPack34'S MOCK DRAFT
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ChefPack34'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 2026

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  • ChefPack34 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DET)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DAL)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (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+ FutureC+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Lions and Allar: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Drew Allar at slot 205 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The cost of the Gill-Howard reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
Fair-plus on Spencer Fano, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick50 Rnd2 LT Overton
They paid up for LT Overton at pick 50 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
They reached a country mile for Skyler Gill-Howard at Round 4, Pick 28, and the board is aghast. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick157 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Value said wait; Domani Jackson in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
They robbed the room for CJ Daniels here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick205 Rnd6 Drew Allar
Somehow Drew Allar was still sitting there in the 205th overall pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick213 Rnd6 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at pick No. 213 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They reached into another round for Xavier Nwankpa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.