TBarin13'S MOCK DRAFT
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TBarin13'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 6, 2026

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  • TBarin13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Lions.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Lions started one anyway for Eric O'Neill, 54 picks ahead of schedule.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Wheatley. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In No. 17 they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A straight-up fair deal on Gennings Dunker at slot 50, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Logan Jones
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 118 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at the 128th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick157 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at Round 5, Pick 17 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick181 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They paid sticker price for DJ Campbell in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick205 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill in pick No. 205 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick213 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister slid further than he should have, and the 213th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tyler Onyedim
They talked themselves into Tyler Onyedim at pick 222, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.