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2026 nfl draft

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Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Cayden Lee Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Cayden Lee
WR Ole Miss
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Jaylon Braxton Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DET)
Jaylon Braxton
CB Ole Miss
Riley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DET)
Riley Williams
TE Miami
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Lions: B-.

The Lions bet big and early on Fernando Mendoza, 40 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The back end got a real overhaul.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In pick 27 they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick59 Rnd2 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at Round 2, Pick 27 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Cayden Lee
They liked Cayden Lee enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 127. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick166 Rnd5 Mark Fletcher Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Mark Fletcher Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick188 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at No. 188 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dante Moore
Dante Moore in the 205th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jaylon Braxton
They paid sticker price for Jaylon Braxton in the 240th pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 Riley Williams
No drama and no debate, Riley Williams went about where he belonged in pick 255. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.