Carter Krystyniak'S MOCK DRAFT
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Carter Krystyniak'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2026

The Perfect Lions Draft

  • Carter Krystyniak DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Call it larceny. Bud Clark sat on the board until Round 4, Pick 28, and the Lions did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If Coogan pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
By-the-book stuff, Gabe Jacas at No. 50 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick118 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
A conviction pick on Harold Perkins Jr. at pick No. 118 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Bud Clark
They will replay Bud Clark at the 128th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick157 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at pick 157 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick181 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in slot 181 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
A straight-up fair deal on Dallen Bentley at Round 6, Pick 24, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick213 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson in the 213th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Andre Fuller. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.