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MHotchkiss7'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON SEP 12, 2025

Detroit Lions

  • MHotchkiss7 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DET)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (DET)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DET)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Zach Rice
C North Carolina
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DET)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DET)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DET)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (JAX)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (JAX)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (JAX)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (JAX)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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LB
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Kenny Yeboah
TE
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S
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Tom Kennedy
WR
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Trystan Colon
C
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Tyrus Wheat
DE
Head Shot
Zach Cunningham
LB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D+
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The Lions lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Lions started one anyway for Zach Rice, 91 picks ahead of schedule.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The Beck value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jake Slaughter
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas in No. 59 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick91 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
The board had Malachi Fields higher than Round 3, Pick 27, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick100 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
A tidy little value on Chandler Rivers in pick 100, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Roderick Kearney
Roderick Kearney in the 110th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Carson Beck
Somehow Carson Beck was still sitting there in the 127th pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at the 149th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick166 Rnd5 James Smith
They talked themselves into James Smith at slot 166, and the board did not agree. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick188 Rnd6 Trey Moore
Value said wait; Trey Moore in the 188th overall pick says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Zach Rice
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zach Rice. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jason Henderson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jason Henderson in Round 7, Pick 23, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
They let Jalen Catalon come to them and pounced at the Round 7 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick255 Rnd7 CJ Daniels
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ Daniels well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.