Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 28, 2026

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  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Yhonzae Pierre Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Yhonzae Pierre
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jelani McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Jelani McDonald
S Texas
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Dezz Ricks Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Dezz Ricks
CB Texas A&M
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Smith Snowden
CB Michigan
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Landen Hatchett Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Landen Hatchett
C Washington
Draft Picks Received
Dezz Ricks Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dezz Ricks
CB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Anthony Colandrea Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (BUF)
Anthony Colandrea
QB Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedA- TradesB- FutureC+
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Lions would have aced it. Niki Prongos at No. 155 is 35 spots clear of where he belonged.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Little Jr.. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Yhonzae Pierre
In No. 17 they get a problem off the edge, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jelani McDonald
A reach for Jelani McDonald in the 50th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
They let Earl Little Jr. come to them and pounced at pick 118. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick155 Rnd5 Niki Prongos
Niki Prongos in slot 155 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Dezz Ricks
Dezz Ricks at Round 5, Pick 28 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick203 Rnd6 Smith Snowden
Smith Snowden at pick No. 203 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick212 Rnd6 Sammy Omosigho
Sammy Omosigho at slot 212 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Landen Hatchett
They did well to land Landen Hatchett in the 222nd pick, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.