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Apage26 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 5, 2026

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Draft Selections
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DET)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (DET)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DET)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DET)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DET)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DET)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Lions get a C+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Eric Gentry, 103 picks early at the 242nd overall pick.

The Shelton pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

So much rides on Dani Dennis-Sutton that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Dani Dennis-Sutton
In No. 17 they get a premier pass rusher, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick58 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They reached a country mile for Akheem Mesidor at the 58th pick, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Drew Shelton
Drew Shelton is a better player than the 106th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
They paid sticker price for Chris Johnson in slot 118, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They let Emmanuel McNeil-Warren come to them and pounced at pick 126. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick155 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at pick No. 155 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick177 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in the 177th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd5 Trinidad Chambliss
They paid up for Trinidad Chambliss at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Rasheem Biles
They reached into another round for Rasheem Biles, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
A real head-scratcher, Lawson Luckie in pick No. 209 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick221 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Daevin Hobbs well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick222 Rnd7 Bud Clark
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bud Clark at Round 7, Pick 6 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eric Gentry. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.