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Meat69420'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 14, 2026

Lions 2026

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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Wheatley should have been long gone. The Lions pounced, and earned a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Zakee Wheatley had no business being available in pick No. 128, and the Lions did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Allen pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On the needs board they went 9 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In No. 17 they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
They paid sticker price for Gabe Jacas in Round 2, Pick 18, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen at pick No. 118 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in pick 128 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick157 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Somehow Hezekiah Masses was still sitting there in slot 157, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 181st overall pick, where Kevin Coleman Jr. graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
No edge and no loss on Dallen Bentley in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick213 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A quiet steal in the 213th pick: Cole Payton for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
They went early on Jimmy Rolder in Round 7, Pick 6, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.