Zye'S MOCK DRAFT
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Zye'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 31, 2026

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  • Zye DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DET)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DET)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DET)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (DET)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DET)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (PHI)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (GB)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (PHI)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NE)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
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Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureC+
The Lions let Price fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

When a board-topper like Jadarian Price slides to the 95th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Lions did not.

Reaching for Graves left real value on the table behind him. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In No. 30 they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They did well to land Dillon Thieneman in the 50th pick, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Jake Slaughter for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 Julian Neal
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 94, where Julian Neal graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Circle this one: Jadarian Price at slot 95 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling in pick 97 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in Round 3, Pick 34 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick120 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss in the 120th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd4 Aaron Graves
A reach for Aaron Graves in slot 137; a little patience would have been rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick186 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Miles Kitselman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick199 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
A straight-up fair deal on De'Zhaun Stribling at pick 199, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
Joey Aguilar in Round 7, Pick 6 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.