CHILIPEPPER'S MOCK DRAFT
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CHILIPEPPER'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 13, 2026

Lions

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Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DET)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DET)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DET)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kiran Amegadjie
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
David Montgomery
RB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Lions: C+.

The Lions put a flag in the ground for Roderick Kearney, 35 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Ramsey at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Hit on Gennings Dunker and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In No. 17 they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kamari Ramsey
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kamari Ramsey at slot 57. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling at pick 89 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds is a better player than Round 4, Pick 17 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Parker Brailsford. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
A clean, defensible pick in the 134th overall pick with a little surplus value in Bray Hubbard. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick135 Rnd4 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at pick No. 135 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick156 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
They did well to land Tanner Koziol in No. 156, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick187 Rnd6 Gunner Stockton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gunner Stockton. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick204 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
DJ Harvey in pick 204 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
They reached a country mile for Roderick Kearney at the 222nd pick, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Lawson Luckie in slot 239. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.