Slippers'S MOCK DRAFT
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Slippers'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

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  • Slippers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LV)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ARI)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (ARI)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Lions a B.

Whoever sat across the table from the Lions should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Payne. The Dunker pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The Maxx Crosby pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
They paid a round early for Gennings Dunker in slot 34, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun is a better player than the 128th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
They did well to land Skyler Gill-Howard in pick No. 157, just ahead of his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick181 Rnd5 Febechi Nwaiwu
Fair-plus on Febechi Nwaiwu, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick213 Rnd6 VJ Payne
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and VJ Payne at No. 213 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
A straight-up fair deal on Jimmy Rolder at Round 7, Pick 6, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.