Luka67'S MOCK DRAFT
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Luka67'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

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  • Luka67 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DET)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DET)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DET)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DET)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DET)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Players Gained
Head Shot
Leonard Taylor III
DT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB FutureB
The Lions kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Lions spent real capital to be 135 picks early on Eric Gentry, and the board is going to hold them to it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The trade work was a quiet net positive. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 20 they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 J.C. Davis
This one needs a full-page explanation: J.C. Davis in slot 63, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
Max Llewellyn at the 112th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
They reached a country mile for Kyle Louis at No. 118, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick125 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kaleb Proctor. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick131 Rnd4 Sam Roush
They left a pile of value on the table to take Sam Roush this early at pick No. 131. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick155 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin in pick No. 155 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick186 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A reach on VJ Payne in the 186th pick; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Bud Clark
They took Bud Clark at par in Round 6, Pick 24, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett at pick 212 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They talked themselves into Eric Gentry at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.