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
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DET)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DET)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIA)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BUF)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (MIA)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Luke Haggard
OT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Klein should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B+.

The board owed the Lions one, and it paid up: Marlin Klein, the No. 158 name on the board, sitting there at the 181st pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The trade work was a quiet net positive. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Luke Haggard gives the group a proven body among the projects.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 17th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that.
Pick50 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emmanuel Pregnon at the Round 2 slot is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Circle this one: Christen Miller at pick 77 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick118 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in No. 118 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Value with a capital V on Kage Casey in Round 5, Pick 28, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
They robbed the room for Marlin Klein here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick213 Rnd6 Cole Payton
They read the board right and Cole Payton was the payoff at slot 213. It fills a real need, too.