Defendtheden'S MOCK DRAFT
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Defendtheden'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 9, 2025

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  • Defendtheden DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DET)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DET)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DET)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DET)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Demon Clowney Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (DET)
Demon Clowney
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (DET)
Korey Foreman
DL-EDGE Fresno State
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DET)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DET)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (DET)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
James Williams Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DET)
James Williams Sr.
LB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (MIA)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (MIA)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (CHI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CHI)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Demon Clowney Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Demon Clowney
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NYG)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
James Williams Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
James Williams Sr.
LB Miami
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Alim McNeill
DT
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Avonte Maddox
CB
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Jack Campbell
LB
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Kerby Joseph
S
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Myles Adams
DT
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Roy Lopez
DT
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Tyler Lacy
DE
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall F
ValueD NeedB TradesF FutureF
The board had answers; the Lions had Clowney. Grade: F.

The Demon Clowney pick is the one that will follow the Lions into the fall. They took him 253 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. There is no dressing it up: a F.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Lions indulged a want in Capehart while a need in quarterback, running back and other spots stayed open. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. The Downs pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left quarterback open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 17th pick they get a downhill hitter at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles is a better player than the 50th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
No edge and no loss on Keith Abney II in pick 77; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 C.J. Fite
A real head-scratcher, C.J. Fite in Round 3, Pick 21 is miles ahead of his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick86 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
A wild overpay on Monroe Freeling in No. 86, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 DeMonte Capehart
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, DeMonte Capehart adds an interior defensive lineman and leaves quarterback, running back and other spots untouched.
Pick118 Rnd4 Princewill Umanmielen
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Princewill Umanmielen. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Aaron Graves
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Aaron Graves at interior defensive lineman with quarterback, running back and other spots open.
Pick135 Rnd4 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. in Round 4, Pick 35 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Da'Shawn Womack
Value said wait; Da'Shawn Womack in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Demon Clowney
Demon Clowney at the 163rd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick184 Rnd6 Korey Foreman
They reached into another round for Korey Foreman, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd6 Solomon Tuliaupupu
A big swing on Solomon Tuliaupupu at pick 193, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Keaten Wade
Keaten Wade in pick No. 195 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick205 Rnd6 Josh Moten
By-the-book stuff, Josh Moten at pick No. 205 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick223 Rnd7 Marquis Johnson
They talked themselves into Marquis Johnson at slot 223, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick254 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Good price on Robert Spears-Jennings in pick 254, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick256 Rnd7 James Williams Sr.
James Williams Sr. at No. 256 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.