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Rudy-Cortez'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 12, 2026

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Mock drafts from Rudy-Cortez

2026 2nd dream

  • Rudy-Cortez DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueA NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 204 lands the Lions a B, Lew and all.

Call it larceny. Connor Lew sat on the board until slot 204, and the Lions did not need to be asked twice. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 David Bailey
Good price on David Bailey in the Round 1 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick50 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane in pick 50 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick118 Rnd4 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano at the 118th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Somehow Jake Slaughter was still sitting there in the 134th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick156 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at Round 5, Pick 17 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Taking Dani Dennis-Sutton in pick No. 187 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick204 Rnd6 Connor Lew
They will replay Connor Lew at slot 204 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss in No. 222 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.