Payment21'S MOCK DRAFT
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Payment21'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

First try

  • Payment21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions robbed the room for Slaughter. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jake Slaughter tumbling to the Lions in pick 118 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Caleb Tiernan
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Tiernan at Round 2, Pick 18 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in pick No. 118 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Nothing to complain about; Demond Claiborne went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick186 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick 186 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick203 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
Value with a capital V on Dallen Bentley in the 203rd overall pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick212 Rnd6 Josh Moten
Josh Moten in No. 212 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
Jimmy Rolder in slot 222 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.