TRez'S MOCK DRAFT
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TRez'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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    Lions
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DET)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (DET)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Terion Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Terion Stewart
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Nailor
WR
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Lions robbed the room for Slaughter. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Slaughter, pick 82, roughly 31 picks past where he belonged.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the 18th overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Need was not the driver here.
Pick50 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at slot 50 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They barely believed it either: Jake Slaughter still on the board at pick No. 82. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jack Endries
The board fumbled Jack Endries all the way to Round 4, Pick 18, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A reach for Xavier Nwankpa in pick 155; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick161 Rnd5 Terion Stewart
Terion Stewart in the 161st pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
A conviction pick on Isaiah Jatta at No. 186 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
By-the-book stuff, Robert Spears-Jennings at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick212 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick222 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and De'Zhaun Stribling at pick 222 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.