12344'S MOCK DRAFT

Final

  • 12344 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DET)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The Lions drew a line under the quarterback search with Milroe: C+.

The Lions went off the board in a big way for Jalen Milroe, 65 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

Jalen Milroe gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The Wilson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jalen Milroe
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a passer to set the clock by, a steep price for the projection.
Pick60 Rnd2 Chris Paul Jr.
They reached into another round for Chris Paul Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick102 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in pick 130 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 CJ West
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and CJ West at No. 196 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick206 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke Lachey. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
Kobe Hudson in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
Dante Trader Jr. is a better player than pick No. 244 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.