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

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1st round trade

  • Zye DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DET)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CAR)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CAR)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Lions spent real capital to be 25 picks early on Akheem Mesidor, and the board is going to hold them to it.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. The Golday pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They reached into another round for Akheem Mesidor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Nice patience on Dillon Thieneman, who had no business lasting to the 50th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick51 Rnd2 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at pick 51 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A reach on D'Angelo Ponds in the 94th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Golday
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick118 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis in No. 118 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick155 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Davison Igbinosun at pick No. 155 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Joey Aguilar
The board had cheaper options than Joey Aguilar at No. 203, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
A reasonable price with a little left over, De'Zhaun Stribling in the Round 6 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jack Velling
They paid sticker price for Jack Velling in the 222nd overall pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.