SunDGod'S MOCK DRAFT
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SunDGod'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • SunDGod DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DET)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DET)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (GB)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Micah Parsons
LB
Head Shot
Anthony Richardson
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Lions won the night they stopped Thieneman from sliding. Grade: A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dillon Thieneman at pick No. 113 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up.

The veteran additions, Micah Parsons chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In the end it comes back to Brandon Cisse, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brandon Cisse at slot 50 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at No. 78 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick113 Rnd4 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Somehow Jake Golday was still sitting there in the 118th pick, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in the 128th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick157 Rnd5 Michael Trigg
Circle this one: Michael Trigg at Round 5, Pick 17 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick181 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
By-the-book stuff, Keagen Trost at pick No. 181 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Anez Cooper
They robbed the room for Anez Cooper here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick213 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at pick 213 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jadon Canady in Round 7, Pick 6. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.