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RUN ON APR 21, 2026

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  • ScholarlyViking DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DET)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (DET)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DET)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Dasan McCullough
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (ATL)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (KC)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Kingsley Suamataia
OT
Head Shot
Olamide Zaccheaus
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Derrick Barnes
LB
Head Shot
Jared Goff
QB
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall D
ValueA NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Lions lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

The Lions spent real capital to be 101 picks early on Dasan McCullough, and the board is going to hold them to it. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

The McNeil-Warren pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Fernando Mendoza
Taking Fernando Mendoza in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick48 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Olaivavega Ioane in No. 48, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at pick 50 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 David Bailey
You do not let an edge rusher like David Bailey reach the 73rd pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick75 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
The board fumbled Sonny Styles all the way to pick No. 75, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They will replay Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the 128th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at pick 157 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
Circle this one: Trey Zuhn III at slot 181 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick205 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Steal is underselling it; Zxavian Harris at the 205th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick213 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They barely believed it either: Ephesians Prysock still on the board at Round 6, Pick 32. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Caleb Douglas
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 215th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dasan McCullough
They talked themselves into Dasan McCullough at pick No. 222, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.