Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 13, 2026

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  • Cloud9blazers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Reid Carrico Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
Reid Carrico
LB West Virginia
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions land in the muddy middle: C+.

The Reid Carrico pick is the one that will follow the Lions into the fall. They took him 90 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jake Slaughter
In the 17th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
They liked A.J. Haulcy enough to skip the value, taking him in the 50th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick118 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
A conviction pick on Demond Claiborne at No. 118 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick134 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A tidy little value on Keylan Rutledge in slot 134, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at Round 5, Pick 17 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick187 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
Antonio Kite in pick 187 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Reid Carrico
They left a pile of value on the table to take Reid Carrico this early at Round 6, Pick 24. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack in the 222nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.