nightrain'S MOCK DRAFT
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nightrain'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 5, 2026

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  • nightrain DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DET)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DET)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DET)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DET)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Draft Picks Received
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (JAX)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (JAX)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (JAX)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The Lions cashed the board's mistake on Scott: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Keionte Scott, the No. 64 name on the board, stolen at pick 85.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will need Kearney to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dontay Corleone at pick 40. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A clean, defensible pick in the 53rd overall pick with a little surplus value in Jake Slaughter. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Josiah Trotter at the Round 3 slot is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They robbed the room for Keionte Scott here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
By-the-book stuff, Eli Raridon at pick No. 118 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick162 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
A straight-up fair deal on Earnest Greene III at No. 162, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick164 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in Round 5, Pick 26 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Luke Altmyer
They did well to land Luke Altmyer in slot 203, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jerry Wilson
Jerry Wilson at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick222 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
They went early on Roderick Kearney in pick No. 222, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.