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 did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Lions did exactly that with Eric Gentry in Round 7, Pick 6.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 20 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 J.C. Davis
They reached into another round for J.C. Davis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
Max Llewellyn at slot 112 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis at pick No. 118 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick125 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
Value said wait; Kaleb Proctor in Round 4, Pick 25 says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick131 Rnd4 Sam Roush
Sam Roush in the 131st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick155 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A conviction pick on VJ Payne at pick 186 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick203 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at the 203rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nick Barrett in No. 212, miles early. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick222 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at slot 222 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.