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2026 Draft

  • Ethan D DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Bradyn Joiner Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Bradyn Joiner
C Purdue
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DET)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DET)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Bradyn Joiner Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (JAX)
Bradyn Joiner
C Purdue
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesB FutureC
A mixed bag for the Lions, and a C to match.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Lions started one anyway for Bradyn Joiner, 404 picks ahead of schedule. A mixed bag that lands at C.

That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Zachariah Branch
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a go-to option on the outside, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Da'Shawn Womack
They reached a country mile for Da'Shawn Womack at pick No. 59, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick92 Rnd3 Bradyn Joiner
Value said wait; Bradyn Joiner in the Round 3 slot says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick127 Rnd4 Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill at No. 127 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
Taking Xavier Scott in the 167th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick208 Rnd6 Dani Dennis-Sutton
The board fumbled Dani Dennis-Sutton all the way to slot 208, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at Round 6, Pick 33 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick221 Rnd7 David Bailey
David Bailey in the 221st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.