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RUN ON APR 16, 2026

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  • ScholarlyViking DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DET)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DET)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Dasan McCullough
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DET)
Khordae Sydnor
DL-EDGE Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Khordae Sydnor
DL-EDGE Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ryan Van Demark
OT
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA- FutureB
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Lions.

The Lions torched the value chart for Khordae Sydnor, taking him 210 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

They banked enough surplus on Green to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a red-zone target to build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A tidy little value on Gennings Dunker in Round 2, Pick 25, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry in slot 89 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick97 Rnd3 Trey Zuhn III
A big swing on Trey Zuhn III at the 97th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Darrell Jackson Jr. at the 118th pick is the proof. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick128 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
Nadame Tucker at pick 128 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd5 VJ Payne
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for VJ Payne. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell slid further than he should have, and Round 6, Pick 24 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in slot 213 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dasan McCullough
A wild overpay on Dasan McCullough in pick No. 222, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick239 Rnd7 Khordae Sydnor
Value said wait; Khordae Sydnor in No. 239 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.