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ScholarlyViking'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2026

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    Lions
Draft Selections
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DET)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Dasan McCullough
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (IND)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Bernhard Raimann
OT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Lions turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Lions spent real capital to be 109 picks early on Dasan McCullough, and the board is going to hold them to it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick47 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Chris Johnson at pick No. 47. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick50 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They read the board right and Emmanuel Pregnon was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick118 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
They went early on Trey Zuhn III in the 118th pick, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at slot 128 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ephesians Prysock well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Nothing to complain about; Aamil Wagner went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick213 Rnd6 Dasan McCullough
Dasan McCullough at Round 6, Pick 32 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at No. 222 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.