RanO'S MOCK DRAFT
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RanO'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 6, 2026

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  • RanO DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DET)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (PHI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Terrance Carter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (PHI)
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB+ TradesA- FutureC
The Lions let Sadiq fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The Lions spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kenyon Sadiq, the No. 22 name on the board, in pick No. 222. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In slot 17 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 David Bailey
David Bailey at pick 50 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jermod McCoy
Circle this one: Jermod McCoy at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick118 Rnd4 Fernando Mendoza
Steal is underselling it; Fernando Mendoza at No. 118 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick136 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 136th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
They barely believed it either: Jake Slaughter still on the board at the 155th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Mansoor Delane
They robbed the room for Mansoor Delane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209 Rnd6 Kayden McDonald
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 28 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kenyon Sadiq
They will replay Kenyon Sadiq at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.