GOATman123'S MOCK DRAFT
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GOATman123'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

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  • GOATman123 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Lions
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DET)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (DET)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DET)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (DET)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Korey Foreman Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Korey Foreman
DL-EDGE Fresno State
Draft Grade — Lions
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Lions checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Korey Foreman at No. 222, a reach of 151 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Hecht steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young at slot 50 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick118 Rnd4 Keyron Crawford
Keyron Crawford at pick No. 118 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht in the 128th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 J.C. Davis
Somehow J.C. Davis was still sitting there in pick 157, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
They talked themselves into Aaron Graves at No. 181, and the board did not agree. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick205 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in Round 6, Pick 32 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Korey Foreman
A wild overpay on Korey Foreman in the 222nd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.