Luka67'S MOCK DRAFT
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Luka67'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 2, 2026

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    Lions
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DET)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Gabriel Rubio Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Gabriel Rubio
DL Notre Dame
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Lions did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Lions took Gabriel Rubio at the Round 6 slot, roughly 94 spots before his name belonged.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Zion Young
In pick 26 they get a premier pass rusher, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They took Jake Slaughter at par in slot 50, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick60 Rnd2 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling at the 60th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick91 Rnd3 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis in No. 118 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick155 Rnd5 Sam Roush
A tidy little value on Sam Roush in pick No. 155, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick186 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in pick 186 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Gabriel Rubio
Gabriel Rubio at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jalen Catalon
A wild overpay on Jalen Catalon in pick No. 212, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Haynes King
They paid up for Haynes King at slot 222 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.