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RUN ON APR 15, 2026

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  • ScholarlyViking DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DET)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DET)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Dasan McCullough
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (BUF)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dion Dawkins
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Derrick Barnes
LB
Head Shot
Sam LaPorta
TE
Head Shot
Terrion Arnold
CB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Lions got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

The Lions went off the board in a big way for Dasan McCullough, 117 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Everette falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The Dion Dawkins pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick No. 26 they get a red-zone target to build around at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick33 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
The board had Olaivavega Ioane higher than the 33rd overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at pick 50 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jaishawn Barham
Value said wait; Jaishawn Barham in Round 2, Pick 23 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
By-the-book stuff, Trey Zuhn III at slot 123 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
They will replay Daylen Everette at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tim Keenan III
A clean, defensible pick in pick 157 with a little surplus value in Tim Keenan III. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick181 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
They liked Ephesians Prysock enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 181. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at the 204th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dasan McCullough
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dasan McCullough well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 32 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They jumped the gun on Robert Spears-Jennings, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.