Ziti13'S MOCK DRAFT
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Ziti13'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

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  • Ziti13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DET)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Lions a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Princewill Umanmielen at No. 222 is 51 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mills. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Drew Shelton
They reached a country mile for Drew Shelton at the 50th pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
Earl Little Jr. is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick155 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick No. 155 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick180 Rnd5 Braylan Shelby
Braylan Shelby at slot 180 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
They let Aaron Anderson come to them and pounced at the 188th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick209 Rnd6 Monroe Mills
Monroe Mills at No. 209 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Princewill Umanmielen
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Princewill Umanmielen. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.